Chapter 35

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“You…” Hailey finally found her voice after what felt like an eternity. She swallowed hard and continued, “Why go through all this trouble?

“Owen, you’re the head of the Calhoun family, and every lady from the wealthy families in Hallon City dreams of marrying you. I’m just a nobody from a backwater town with an empty reputation. Why put so much effort into me? I’m not worth

it…”

Her voice was hoarse.

“Whether you’re worth it is for me to decide, not you,” Owen said gently, taking her hand in his. His eyes were deep and tender. “Others are others; you are you. To me, you’re one of a kind.”

Hailey blinked slowly, her eyes turning red, her throat choked up with unspoken words.

“Maybe my kindness toward you seems sudden, and we haven’t known each other long. Being nice to you so suddenly might feel fake to you, but Hailey, when it comes to feelings, I’ve always trusted my instincts.”

Owen added slowly, his voice soothing, “I don’t know what you’ve gone through that makes you so guarded, but I’ll take my time getting closer to you.

“I can’t bring myself to say too many sweet things because they might come off as just empty words. So, I prepared these two documents overnight. As soon as you sign them, they’ll take effect immediately.”

“No need.” Hailey sniffed, her smile becoming serene. Her eyes, having cried, shone even brighter, as if washed clean by tears. “If you can do all this for me, I can also step out of my psychological impacts for you.

“Owen, as you wish, let’s give it a try.”

*****

At three in the afternoon, Owen dropped Hailey off at the villa.

Christopher was a perceptive person. Lately, he had felt that the relationship between Owen and Hailey was somewhat stiff and strange, not quite like that of a normal couple.

But today, as soon as they appeared together, he noticed a change.

Owen and Hailey walked in hand–in–hand, standing close, occasionally exchanging glances. The air was filled with sweetness, completely different from before.

‘It seems they had a misunderstanding before, but they’ve made up now,‘ Christopher thought inwardly.

The items Hailey had ordered had arrived, and today would be the first treatment for Christopher.

“What do I need to do?” Christopher asked nervously as he lay flat on the bed.

him with a gentle

still looked tense.

asked everyone

half the curtain to block out

played a soft piano piece

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gentle,

beautiful, delicate pocket watch appeared

he gradually felt his eyelids growing heavy until he

side, couldn’t help but laugh. “So you can hypnotize too.”

eyebrows with a playful smile. “There’s a lot

eyebrows too. “Looks like I need to dig deeper into my girlfriend.”

softly

Christopher slept soundly.

he was truly asleep, Hailey began

the bed, his limbs long and slender. His legs, pale from years without sunlight, had withered muscles, making them look

took out the silver needles.

advance

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legs; she could clearly see every nerve and acupoint

privilege given

she discovered her

memory and was extraordinarily talented at everything, able to

a completely different

she was grateful for her uniqueness and would always use her special abilities to

needles stabbed steadily into Christopher’s leg.

she hesitated not at all,

was particularly charming, and

her, watching intently as if admiring a

was

still had sensation slowly became

was naturally not enough. It would take at least six months of acupuncture

the acupuncture, Hailey snapped her fingers to wake Christopher up.

a bit dazed. “Is it over?”

outside. The water inside was black and had a faint, pungent

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