She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew)

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Matthew's injuries were not light. He had been relying on medication, strong willpower, and his robust physique to endure until now.

With Athena by his side, the crisis was temporarily averted, and he finally relaxed completely, feeling the pain

and fatigue wash over him. He leaned softly against Athena's shoulder and whispered, "Miss Donovan, I'm going to sleep for a bit. Wake me if something comes up."

Athena reached around his shoulder and gently patted his short hair as if soothing a big cat. "Go ahead and sleep. With me here, everything's fine?

Matthew closed his eyes and smiled. "Thank you...

After trekking through the dangerous rainforest for so many days, even with a "Guardian" on watch and a versatile backpack for protection. Matthew had always been in light sleep, waking at the slightest rustle.

But now, as soon as he shut his eyes, he fell asleep. A smile still

mile still lingered on his lips, like a child lost in a beautiful dream.

Athena finally had the chance to look at him openly and without reservation

She admired his handsome face.

She traced his well-defined, slightly arched brows with her fingertips. Her gaze shifted to his long eyelashes and the high bridge of his nose. Then, she noticed his perfectly shaped, sensuous lips, which seemed to keep others at a distance. Finally, her eyes lingered on his strong, def defined jawline. As she watched, Athena couldn't help but chuckle to herself, feeling content. Despite the

sweat, he didn't smell bad at all. It was just a man's strong, masculine aroma,

The more she

looked, the more satisfied and enchanted she became.

Athena firmly believed she wasn't perverse but rather an exceptional woman with refined taste.

As she gazed at him, unsure if she was genuinely sleepy or simply entranced by his beauty, she found herself closing her eyes and slowly drifting off to sleep.

After a long while, the low growl of the "Guardian" roused her. "Attention! Unidentified individuals are approaching from the ten o'clock direction" Startled, Athena opened her eyes and realized it had grown dark

She helped Matthew sit against a tree trunk, then stood up, raising her submachine gun in a standard posture to watch the left front warily.

It was the natives

They raised their hands, carrying a safe, speaking among themselves.

Athena recognized they were there to deliver the safe, but she couldn't understand what they were saying.

Fortunately. Matthew was awakened by the commotion, instructing them to set the safe down and take their unaware compatriots away.

Even though Athena had fired quite a few shots upon arriving, she hadn't aimed for any vital spots on the natives, so there

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been almost no fatalities, only serious

medicine that Athena had given

territory. They had never thought to leave and

to spend the night here, so angering the

wounded away and indicated

front of Matthew, thoughtfully saying, "You finally got the

his last wish.

way she said it made it sound like it

his throat softly, lowered his gaze slightly, and smiled. "It's all thanks to

with bullet holes, likely from the rebel leader trying repeatedly to shoot it open, but the quality of the

of Athena, he entered the password and unlocked

eyesight and

that the password to the safe was

that instant, her face flushed like she had a fever, and her

thought, 'Could Matthew have a crush

her head quickly, telling herself secretly, 'Don't think nonsense. It would be embarrassing if

light-green diamond.

a fist-sized hit rough and unrefined, it was already

the raw

and sparkling it would be once

rough and held it in front of Athena, gazing

thinking, Athena replied, "I

large might never be seen again in the world. Would Matthew really give it to me?' Just as she thought that, Matthew asked her, "Miss Donovan, if I were to give you this diamond, would you

blinking, her face flushed and her

a bit like

what was I thinking again?" she

hand to cover her face.

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Then,

really going to

the green rough

to herself, "I knew

Athena's

continued, "I want to design it myself and have it polished into jewelry before giving

Athena's face flushed again.

a bit excited.

made her

need to make it first, and