Chapter 390


Chapter 390:

The next morning, Khloe awoke from a peaceful, deep sleep in the soft, cozy bed, with the sun already shining brightly outside. Ever since starting preparations for the biopharmaceutical competition, she hadn’t slept this soundly. As she recalled her intimate moment with Henrik the previous day, she could still feel a slight numbness in her back.

She got out of bed, slipped into her slippers, and walked out of the room. As expected, she saw Henrik standing by the glass window. His stunningly handsome face gleamed in the sunlight as he, wearing an apron, brought his homemade dishes to the table.

“Good morning. Come eat,” Henrik said, his voice steady and expression neutral, lacking the tenderness he had shown her before. However, his eyes gleamed with a flicker of something dangerous as he looked at Khloe. Despite this, Khloe felt a sense of ease. This new side of Henrik seemed to have shed the pretentious act he used to put on for others. He appeared more authentic, no longer just a polished facade.

As she sat down, Khloe noticed the carefully prepared dishes—each one her favorite—and couldn’t help but smile. “When did you wake up? How long have you been cooking?”

“Not too long.” Noticing Khloe reaching for the soup, Henrik took her hand. “You hurt your hand yesterday. Let me feed you.”

from Khloe and lifting

waiting to consume her. “If you keep spoiling me like this, I might forget how to take care of myself,” Khloe teased,

were so close that

anyone’s heart. But his face stayed emotionless, with only his eyes betraying the emotions he tried to conceal. “I

words didn’t feel like empty promises, but more like an undeniable truth. He truly seemed intent on

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to race

The heavy, suffocating

you before, there’s no need to keep testing

a finger and lightly pushed Henrik’s forehead, creating some space

a business arrangement, and our engagement is fake,” Khloe stated firmly, placing extra

be called perfectly handsome, but beneath it, there was a darkness, an abyss waiting

compliance, his thick eyelashes casting shadows over his cheeks. Today, he had forsaken his usual polished appearance, where his hair was neatly combed back, allowing instead for his locks to cascade around his face, softening his features and giving him a rare

help but be drawn to Henrik’s allure. Just yesterday, Henrik had soothed her with a massage and opened up about his past. This morning, he had gone out of his way to prepare a lavish breakfast. It seemed almost cruel to remind him that their engagement was fake, and Khloe experienced a sharp twinge of guilt. Yet, she wasn’t prepared to dive into a serious relationship

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