Chapter 421

She hadn’t washed her hair for days, and she was beginning to feel itchy and uncomfortable.

She gave in to the itch and decided to wash her hair.

“How’s your concussion? Are you feeling better?” Leopold asked, his hand falling away from her shoulder. His heart felt empty as his hand left her.

He was struggling to keep the pain inside him at bay, his concern for her health more paramount than his own.

“I’ll be alright. I just need a few days of rest, Thalassia replied. “If there’s nothing else, I’ll be going.”

She was about to turn away when Leopold interjected, “Stay for dinner with me.” His tone was firm, not asking for her opinion but stating a fact.

already had dinner,” Thalassia

a late-night snack.” He opened the car door, waiting for her

not hungry,” Thalassia replied,

Leopold said, his

ultimately giving in

Leopold drove off.

a table by the window, overlooking a man-made garden with a fountain spouting water in the middle.

If she had been hungry, the meal would have been delicious. But Thalassia was full, having eaten dinner and a generous portion of cake. Even the most decadent food held

her the cutlery. “Eat.”

said, feeling awkward sharing a romantic late-night meal with him, knowing that

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