Reborn of Kate by Isla Rainfield

Chapter 55 It’s Late, Let’s Sleep

Perhaps exhausted from the banquet, Kate quickly drifted off to sleep on the sofa.

When Eric finished his work and entered the living room, he found Kate completely immersed on the sofa, her eyes closed, sleeping peacefully.

There was a flicker of curiosity in Eric’s gaze as he observed Kate, his lips pressed together. Her demeanour at the banquet earlier was so unexpected–assertive, radiant, and decisive. She intervened fiercely, kicking down doors to rescue Hendrick and even threatening Simon.

All of these actions seemed out of character for Kate, yet she had done it all.

Eric’s gaze darkened, his presence turning colder. A subtle air of pressure and frost enveloped him with a glint of iciness in his eyes. Slowly, he moved closer to Kate, as if he intended to envelop her entirely.

In her half–awake state, Kate seemed to sense his approach, and she groggily opened her

eyes.

As she blinked her eyes open, she found Eric standing before her, his gaze intense and his demeanour slightly subdued.

His expression was stern and aloof, his eyes icy as they scrutinised her, but the chill dissipated. instantly upon. their cyc contact.

Pretending not to notice the chill in his eyes, Kate weakly reached out towards Eric, her voice gentle and soothing like that of a just–awakened kitten. “Eric, want a hug?”

pursed his lips as he watched her,

Kate clumsily rose to her feet and threw herself into Eric’s embrace, nuzzling her head against

who had willingly nestled into his arms, clinging to him like a boneless

late. Time to

evident in his calm

murmured

been burdening her mind had finally been lifted, having saved Hendrick and restored the Lowe family’s honour. With a light sniff of the crisp pine scent on Eric’s face, drowsiness washed over her in

to return to the bedroom on her own, he had no choice but to carry her and

under the covers,

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bed, his gaze fixed on her for a moment,

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him, especially when she wasn’t in a sober state of mind, yet she kept snuggling into his arms. He feared he might lose