Chapter 1509

Seeing this, James displayed remarkable patience as he bent down to tuck her in. As he withdrew his hand, the next moment, it was caught by Mirabella, who pressed it against her chest, whispering, "...Don't leave."

The murmured voice, like that of an abandoned child, instinctively made one's heart ache.

James's fingers tightened slightly. Although he didn't catch her exact words, he could guess their meaning.

He sighed softly and sat back down by the bed, then looked up at Marian and said, "I'll wait until she falls asleep before I leave."

Marian nodded in understanding and soon left the room with discretion.

Suddenly, it was just the two of them left in the room.

James shifted his gaze back to Mirabella, noticing her furrowed brows. He gently smoothed out the tension between her eyebrows with his other hand until her breathing became even and her expression relaxed. Only then did he retract his hand.

**

The next morning, Mirabella woke up early.

her mind

did Mirabella blink and ponder. Although she wasn't quite

out a heavy sigh, though she had to admit her tolerance for alcohol was

out of bed, grabbed a set of clean clothes, and

up,

poured her a cup of hot

her while holding the cup, "I'm fine,

clarifying, "It wasn't me. Your friend was the one taking care of you; I didn't do

seconds before asking,

was none of that," Marian

a

onto your friend's hand all night, and he didn't leave until

the corner of Mirabella's lips. She had held

have been

done such a

an impassive face, holding her cup

her phone rang from

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