Chapter 10


Chapter 10:

As she felt Henrik shift beside her, she instinctively pulled the coat tighter, curling up on the sofa and drifting into an unintentional sleep.

Thirty minutes later, Henrik reappeared, cradling a soundly sleeping Khloe in his arms.

The sight of him carrying her out left the men waiting outside stunned once again.

They couldn’t help but wonder if Henrik had fallen under some sort of spell.

Yet not a single one of them dared to voice their thoughts. Instead, they simply trailed behind him in cautious silence.

The group made their way back to an old house in the city, Henrik’s birthplace—a detail known to only a select few. Fiona Byrd, once Henrik’s nanny and now his loyal servant, had been the steadfast caretaker of the house for years.

The moment she saw Henrik walk in with Khloe, her surprise gave way to unrestrained joy.

shoes, adjust her pillow, and carefully lay her

any longer. “Mr. Watson,

of amusement lighting up

sparked a flicker of joy in

grow from a boy into the man he was now, and no woman had so much as touched his heart, at least not

almost resigned herself to the idea that he might live

something more—Henrik might’ve finally found someone to share his

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her happiness was quickly clouded

finds out about this, she surely won’t

my mother’s final request, I would’ve dealt with the Dayton family a long time ago.” Henrik cut her off coldly. “Transfer my company in Zhecrora to Khloe. Prepare the document for her

eyes widened in

in question controlled his underworld business in Zhecrora, giving its holder almost complete control over the city’s

was willing to hand it

clearly held a far greater place in his

Fiona set out to do as she was told. Meanwhile, Khloe lay

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