Never See You Again

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Chapter 216

Serglo’s face lit up with joy, as if he hadn’t heard the latter half of her words.

Maeve pushed away Sergio’s hands. “I’m exhausted. You should leave.”

“Where can I go, with Grandma around?” he asked.

Maeve hadn’t been home much, so Sergio had moved into this bedroom. It still bore traces of Maeve’s presence and reminders of how she had waited for him day after day since their marriage.

Sergio glanced at the nearby double bed, his intentions clear.

Maeve frowned. “I’m not used to sleeping with you.

“I won’t touch you. It’s just to keep up appearances for Grandma.”

Maeve eyed the bed, then the couch. “Then, you should sleep on the couch!”

of disappointment crossed Sergio’s eyes, but he obediently placed a pillow on the

his compliance, Maeve returned to the bed. “At night, make

three feet of

“Okay.”

than that, we will live

each other.”

“Okay.”

to

was their first time sharing a room. Maeve felt uneasy throughout the night, tossing and turning in

discomfort.

to cover her with the blanket. As he reached out to do so,

froze. His heart skipped a beat as he felt the weight of Maeve’s gaze upon him. Her

filled with caution.

to cover you with the

a bit.

all she’d been through, she felt not only indifference toward

her previous life, he had left her to die on the operating table by transferring away all the type A blood available

I just…” Maeve tried to come up with an