Thus when she went to find Quill, she fell asleep on the sofa waiting for him to finish his meeting.

Vera didn't even notice when he came in.

She was sleeping like a log.

Quill didn't wake her but went to the lounge and got a blanket to cover her, preventing her from catching a cold before he went back to work.

He thought she would wake up midway.

However, she was still dead asleep when he finished work.

Quill finally realized that something was amiss. Somewhat worried, he went to her only to find her breathing steady and her face rosy.

However, the dark circles beneath her eyes were obvious on her pale face.

Was that why she had slept for so long that day?

What had his girl been doing lately?

Thinking of this, Quill knelt in front of the sofa and slowly reached out.

His warm fingertips fell extremely lightly around Vera's eyes, like a dragonfly skimming the surface of the water.

The door to his office was ajar, so Yulia happened to see it when she was about to knock on it.

She was dumbfounded for a while.

She was surprised to see Quill, who was usually cold and restrained, looking so gentle; kneeling in front of Vera, touching her eyes oh-so-carefully.

There was also a sense of deep longing and heartache other than affection in his eyes.

felt as if her heart was being

have to

that she could not continue to stay there, but she couldn't move. She stood rooted to the ground, watching the man she liked looking at another woman with

Yulia forced herself to leave, Quill seemed to have noticed something

meet

looked away. Like a cat caught stealing, she took a few steps back

Vera with the blanket

out, trying to

"What's up?"

looked up at

his eyes. His gaze at her was normal,

knowing him for so many

seemed that he poured all

just came to thank you, that's all. Since you're still

tone, he said, "Let's

that he wanted the three of them to have a get-together, Yulia could help spacing

her eyes. The three of them often got together when they were young. Yulia was the youngest and the only

long time, but she did

on a faint smile as she

are very busy, and

me to

still can't neglect my responsibilities. After all, I am no longer the young lady of the Maxwell family, and I can't

he said, "You should know if you're willing, you

he finished

family and the Hanover family were close; there is no special relationship between us. So, you'd overstep the boundary if you

smiled slightly. "I can't afford to bear

answered subconsciously, "Vivy

she said. "She won't? Are you so sure? She trusts you that

In Quill's heart, she was exceptionally

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