Chapter 195

Moira buried her head. “Can you please go ahead, Mr. Covington?”

She was usually quite sharp, so why did she turn into a clumsy penguin whenever she was around Barclay?

“If you keep squatting like this, you might feel dizzy when you stand up later,” Barclay said.

He paused for a moment and continued, “And you’re on the stairs right now. Can you guarantee that you won’t faint and fall later? What’s more important, saving face or your life?”

Moira stayed silent. Alright, her life was more important.

Moira decided to break the ice. She released the embrace around herself and looked up at Barclay. “Mr. Covington, do you think I’m like a

clumsy penguin?”

Barclay replied, “No.”

Moira secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but before she could even fully relax, she heard him speak again. “More like a clumsy rabbit.”

Moira went speechless.

Okay, she got it. The “clumsy image” she had in front of him was not going away anytime soon.

Moira didn’t want to shake off that image anymore. He thought she was clumsy, but it was better than him finding out she was coveting him.

With that thought, Moira felt a bit less embarrassed.

decided to get up and

her vision blurred, her head spun, and her body swayed uncontrollably.

out to support her, and Moira leaned on him for a moment until her vision gradually cleared and her

head, looking at his rolling Adam’s apple, and remembered the day Barclay asked her if

“Mr. Covington, can I touch

a little too bold?‘ Moira mocked

asked, “Didn’t you touch it last

instantly, and she quickly apologized in a

sald, “Go

misheard him, subconsciously looking

at her,

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reached out to touch it.

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felt somewhat firm yet slightly soft, and she

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but Barclay suddenly grabbed her wrist. “Be more thorough this time, so you won’t

hand trembled, and upon hearing his words, she dared not touch it again.

her face burned as if it were about to explode.

“Okay. Would you mind

lifted her head, meeting straight into his gaze, which held an inexplicable mystery and a hint of danger.

beat. “What

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