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.

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

excitement any longer. “Mr. Watson, may I ask who this young

a faint trace of amusement lighting

flicker of joy in

no woman had so

that he might live out

something more—Henrik

(uso de “ç”

happiness was

she surely won’t be pleased. After all, your

request, I would’ve dealt with the Dayton family a long time ago.” Henrik cut her

widened

his underworld business in Zhecrora, giving its holder almost complete

hand it over to

a far greater place in his heart

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

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