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Chapter 33 At the Bathroom Door

Sean stood up and walked over to pull out a T-shirt from his closet. As he tossed it to Claire, he said, “Go take a warm bath before you sleep.”

Worried that she might feel uneasy about doing that, he added, “Don’t worry. I won’t do anything you will object to.”

As he grabbed a book from the bookshelf and lay down on the lounge to read it, she glanced at him a few times before finally pushing aside her wariness to enter the bathroom with the shirt.

Instead of a modern bathtub, an extremely huge wooden tub occupied the bathroom. It was at least 4 feet high as its walls ended above her

waistline.

After filling it up with water, she used the edge of the wooden tub to support herself as she climbed in.

The moment she sat down, the water reached above her neck, almost drownin her.

She could not help but wonder what made Sean install a wooden tub.

Still, it felt so nice to be completely submerged in warm water.

Sean had just read about a dozen or so pages of his book when someone knocked on his door. After putting the book down to open the door, he was greeted by Jason who was offering him a bowl of soup with a kind smile on his face. “Your daily soup, Mr. Sean.”‘

Due to being fed soup every night as he was growing up, having a bowl of soup

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in the evening had almost become a symbol of Mrs. Vanderbilt’s love.

Even after he moved to Silverton, city miles away from home, she did not let the habit lapse as she ordered Jason to prepare a bowl of soup for Sean every single night.

Sean had become used to it, so he immediately took the bowl and downed everything in one go.

As he pulled the bowl away from his lips, he pursed his lips and looked at Jason in confusion. “Why does it taste different tonight?”

Of course, it was different!

Tonight’s soup was meant to fill Sean with so much energy that it would be as if he was a young, hormonal man again.

As Jason smiled and grabbed the empty bowl, he glanced around the room before asking Sean, “Where is Miss Donovan? I don’t see her.”

“She’s taking a bath,” Sean answered, not at all suspicious of Jason’s behavior.

Sean, I’m off. I’ll leave you

room with the empty bowl in hand.

clock. It had been over

for, he promptly knocked on the bathroom door. “Are you done

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bathroom was silent without a single sound to be

and knocked harder. “Answer me, Claire.”

he banged on the door,

Had she

thought, he grabbed the door

What?

locked the door!

she still had her guard

took a step back before kicking the door hard. With a loud bang, the door swung wide

turning around to stare at him with bleary eyes. Then, the room was filled with her frightened screech.

stared in

knocked just now, but you didn’t answer

mind to listen to his explanation. As

while

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she shouted herself hoarse, “Get out!

pursed lips, he immediately walked out

finally turned around. Her pounding heart only calmed down once

fainted, but she

bath’s fault! With her body supported on

had been dead to the world as she slept. Hence, she did not

tables to grab a pack of

the balcony with the evening breeze blowing in his face, he took a few deep puffs.

how cold the winds were, no

sight and pleasing to the eye. It was

spotting him standing on

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at him, he remained as ethereal and

ever.

a shadow in the night, he was

wearing only covered half of her thighs. After what happened just now, she did not feel comfortable enough

across the room as quickly as she

with a blanket. After hiding in her cocoon for several long minutes, she eventually unfurled slightly when no reaction to her sprint was heard. Upon seeing him still standing on the balcony, she heaved a sigh of

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