Chapter 1239

"Being single has its perks, especially among friends. Now scoot, vanish for three days!"

The servant scored another three-day break, having barely worked half the

month.

That afternoon, Annie woke up. Truth be told, she'd been awake since noon but was too tangled up in her thoughts about Conner to leave the comfort of her bed. Frustrated, she gave herself a playful whack on the head. "Why did I blurt out those words like a fool? I must be losing it."

After hours of hiding under the covers, she finally gathered the courage to face an overly excited Conner.

"Annie, you must be starving. Here, let me bring you breakfast in bed," Conner said, doting on her like she was royalty.

Mortified, Annie covered her face with her hands, unable to meet his gaze.

We were pretty open with each other last night. Come on, hands down,

shook her head, feeling an overwhelming wave of bashfulness.

fathom why she felt so shy, given she wasn't exactly

the bed, "It was my first time too. No need

flushed a

we

over Conner's face when he casually

his eyes, wiping the greasy soup off his face while looking at her with a

prompting her

afternoon. Cleared out the closet for you, so you can stay with me at the hotel. Or, if hotels aren't your thing, we can house hunt this afternoon. We've got to put in the effort to have kids, maybe ten

right back to her. "Spent two hours on this, so drink

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