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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almost no fatalities, only

of medicine that Athena had given him

leave and wreak havoc on the outside world, and the intrusion from the outside

to spend the night here, so angering the natives would not be beneficial for

took their wounded away and indicated they

in front of Matthew, thoughtfully saying, "You finally got the safe you fought

his last wish.

she said it made it sound like it

lowered his gaze slightly, and

was riddled with bullet holes, likely from the rebel leader trying repeatedly to shoot it open, but the quality of the safe was too good. It

of Athena, he entered

keen eyesight and and

quickly noticed that the password

flushed like she had a fever, and her

have

telling herself secretly, 'Don't think

light-green diamond.

rough and unrefined, it was already beautiful, with a

the raw diamond was

and sparkling it

in front of

thinking, Athena replied, "I

Louis's words and thought, "A diamond this 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

her face flushed and her

felt a

I thinking

raised a hand to cover her

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Then,

really going to give

put away the green rough and said. "Not

slightly, muttering to herself, "I knew it. Men

Athena's

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

Athena's face flushed again.

a bit excited.

words made her feel

"I have high standards. You need to make it first, and then I'll see if I