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Chapter 321

Maeve’s fever had just subsided. Feeling weak and unsteady, she got out of bed and stumbled forward

Zion caught her around the waist. Reflexively, she clung to his anm for support.

Zion’s arm was strong and firm, his muscles tense beneath Maeve’s fingers. They y were

and breaths.

Maeve quickly withdrew her hand. “Sorry, I lost my balance.”

“I’ve got you. You won’t fall.”

so close that they could feel each other’s heartbeats

A housekeeper then entered and handed a set of clean clothes to Zion, who placed them on a nearby table. “I’ll wait outside,” he said.

nodded. She had sweated through the night and needed to freshen up. Once

stood in the hallway, feeling the lingering warmth on his arm. He listened to the sound of water running inside and swallowed hard. After some time, Marve came out in clean, neat clothes. “I’m ready. We can go

a casual shirt and jeans, her wavy hair still

approached her and gently gathered her hair. Then he took her wrist and led

him the hairdryer from the bathroom.

plugged it in and started drying her hair with ease, lifting sections to ensure it was thoroughly dry. Once finished, he put

away.

are better than mine,” Marve remarked. Caught off guard by the

barbershop for a while before,

Zion said with a half–smile, and Marve took it as a joke.

with a headache all day.” Maeve nodded, acknowledging the sense in his words.

in a foreign country,” Zion replied curtly, and Maeve didn’t press further.

James still kneeling beside Philip’s bed. Philip, however, hadn’t spared

Zayla tactfully stepped out

Marve

stern expression softened. He asked anxiously, “Maeve, are you alright? Were you

Uncle Phil.

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