376 A kiss?

[PRESENT TIME] 1

Zoren nodded in understanding, recalling everything up until the moment he fainted. "Right... that's what happened."

What a disappointment. They should've just eloped.

"I stayed over to make sure you're okay, she grinned, finishing the last bite of her plate. "It was just fatigue. So, from now on, you need to start walking and things like that."

"Okay" He nodded without hesitation. "I also need to increase my stamina."

"Yes." She smiled but noticed the slight deviousness in his expression. "What?"

He shrugged. "Nothing"

"I think you're smiling about something very... evil," she said, narrowing her eyes suspiciously. "What is it?"

"It's nothing," he repeated, meeting her gaze. "I'm just happy to wake up and see you as soon as I

open my eyes."

She pursed her lips and raised her chin. "I'm not... flustered."

"I'm not trying to make you," he chuckled softly as he took a bite.

Watching him chuckle and eat, Penny's lips tightened further. Her cheeks flushed red as she observed how manly and attractive his chuckle sounded. The way his jaw moved as he chewed and how he occasionally glanced at her mesmerized her. Even his arms looked firm and because he was pale, she could see his veins around his toned arms.

'Is he filming a commercial?' she wondered, touching her neck. Why does he eat so perfectly? He should be sickly. Since when did sick people look like this?"

Honestly, there were no tricks involved. He was simply eating casually, but seeing him up close was... flattering.

I flattered?' she wondered, pursing her lips and noticing

see me now?"

get home?" he asked, snapping her out

"Huh?"

Penny was speechless, not because of his question, but because she realized they could've avoided all the hassle If

back to reality, only to freeze. His face was only a few inches

brushed my teeth,' was the first thing that crossed

"Are you okay?"

looked away

searched for us, eventually finding us just in time. So,

looking away. He moved his

over to her, and

off as he suddenly pinched her checks. Her confusion deepened as he kept stretching her checks.. "Hehe," he chuckled soothingly, his long eyelashes lowering

here." "Huh?"

the bedroom and you weren't

of her heart. He continued pinching

something happened when I

were different. For her, she thought something happened to him. But for him, he feared she wasn't

earning his cool hum. "What... what are we

rose. "What are

Zoren and Penelope, she explained in a mumble, casting her eyes. down.

tilted his head,

think of me as just that young girl, Penny," she said with determination, looking him in the eye. "Otherwise, let's just

"Should we kiss?"

""Excuse me?"

in the same curious tone,

A kiss?

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