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

longer. “Mr. Watson,

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

a flicker of joy in

now, and no woman had so much as touched his heart, at least not since

herself to the idea that he might live out his days

there was a glimmer of hope for something more—Henrik

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happiness was

finds out about this, she surely won’t be pleased. After

it weren’t for my mother’s final request, I would’ve dealt with the Dayton family a long time ago.” Henrik cut her off

widened in

question controlled his underworld business in Zhecrora, giving

yet, Henrik was willing to hand it over to Khloe,

held a far greater place

set out to do as she was told. Meanwhile, Khloe lay curled up in sleep, her arms wrapped

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