Chapter 25

A sudden feeling of suffocation left her gasping for air

The terror of feeling like she was drowning jerked Chloe awake

Somewhere along the way, she had fallen asleep in the bathtub, her body slipping down until the hot water just barely covered her nose.

She jerked upright, splashing water all over the tub.

Her hands tightly gripped the edge of the tub as she gasped for air

Feeling that the water hadn’t cooled much, she knew she hadn’t been asleep for long

But the memory of what just happened had her quickly standing up in the bathtub, washing off quickly under the shower, and then pulling on a white bathrobe that a maid had prepared for her in advance.

Even though she wasn’t short for a woman, the bathrobe was big and loose, barely covering her chest.

much on her mind, she found a hairdryer on the counter outside

taken good care of in a while, still had

up for a long time, it was curly, with strands of hair casually draped over her

a flushed look from the hot

bathrobe, and delicate pale neck made her

the slippers by the bathroom door, and calmly walked to the side of the bed. She lifted the covers

one of the best things in the world.

servants downstairs had started to

this busy

opened at some point in the afternoon; the people in the long–silent villa were very sensitive to this

a handsome man in a fine black suit walk in,

you’re early today?”

bit surprised, but a faint smile

seemed that Miss Chloe was indeed different

without taking off

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