Chapter 777:

By the time the clock struck nine, Alice had returned them to their hotel with her usual elegance and efficiency.

Maia’s and Chris’ rooms were next to each other. As they reached the hallway, Chris hesitated before reaching for his door — and finally broke his silence.

“Do I really look like a bodyguard?”

Maia, hand on the door handle, turned her head. Her eyes held a teasing spark as she studied him for a beat.

“You do,” she said softly. “You radiate security. It’s a gift.”

The irritation that had briefly clouded Chris’ features evaporated like mist in sunlight. His shoulders eased, and the corners of his mouth lifted into something unguarded and proud — just for a moment.

Maia smiled. “Get some rest. Tomorrow morning, we’re due at the affiliated hospital of the Sceibar Royal Academy for your checkup. Professor Bryant already made the arrangements.”

a crisp nod.

across the city at a five-star hotel in the heart of Burlwood Grove, a different kind of quiet unfolded. On the top floor, inside the presidential suite, soft lighting painted the room in warm tones, and the air carried the delicate fizz of chilled champagne. The atmosphere

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back on the marble-topped table, then rose with unhurried grace to

drawn in, fingers twitching at

opened, she looked up — and

a figure from a high-fashion spread: dressed in a champagne-hued velvet ensemble that hugged her figure with impeccable tailoring. Her makeup

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returned the gesture. “It really has been some time,

exchanged a few polite remarks, the conversation quickly shifted to the

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