Pampered By The Ruthless Underground Boss

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.

even more as she watched Henrik gently remove Khloe’s shoes, adjust her pillow, and carefully lay her down on the bed—all without asking

longer. “Mr. Watson, may I ask

sidelong glance, a faint trace of amusement lighting up his expression. “She might be

sparked a flicker of joy in

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

herself to the idea that he might live

glimmer of hope for something more—Henrik might’ve

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happiness was quickly

if Miss Dayton finds out about this, she surely won’t be pleased.

it weren’t for my mother’s final request, I would’ve dealt with the Dayton family a long time

widened in

in question controlled his underworld business in Zhecrora, giving its holder almost

willing to hand it over

a far greater place in his heart than Fiona

set out to do as she was told.