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“Alright,” Yannis replied.

Zinnia paused at her bedroom door. She turned back to glance at Yannis, worry clear in her eyes as she spoke, “If you can’t sleep, just come to me, okay?”

Yannis said, “Alright, Zinnia, you should get some rest, too. Good night.” He stood still, watching her quietly. As he met her worried gaze, a faint smile curved his lips, and the usual lazy amusement in his eyes softened just a little.

“Good night,” Zinnia said softly.

As Zinnia disappeared into her room, the smile slowly faded from Yannis‘ face. He headed straight to his study. Lately, he’d been quite busy, and with Zinnia at home, he’d instructed Toby to deliver all documents to the house.

Yannis figured that until Zinnia finished her exams, about seventy percent of his work would have to be done this way: He couldn’t bear to leave Zinnia alone. He booted up his laptop and told Toby to set up a meeting,

As the video conference ended, Yannis said calmly, “Alright, thank you all for working overtime today. You’ll get double pay.”

The exhausted team instantly perked up at the mention of double overtime pay. They exclaimed, “Thanks, Mr. Perkins!” Then they gradually logged off the video call one by one.

Yannis’s expression stayed cool and detached as he checked the time. It was midnight already. Then it struck him: he’d forgotten something important.

Toby lingered, gazing at Yannis across the screen. The cool white light overhead accentuated Yannis’s chiseled features. Toby thought, ‘No wonder he’s the reason all the women in the company show up to work so motivated.’

Toby spoke up, “Mr. Perkins, you’ve been going to bed early every day lately. It’s been ages since you stayed up this late. Is your insomnia acting up again? Should I call a doctor for you? Are you feeling alright?”

Toby first met Yannis when they were roommates abroad, and they became something like friends. It wasn’t until Yannis recruited Toby to work together back home that Toby realized Yannis came from a truly distinguished family.

Yannis was a bona fide aristocrat, like someone who had a throne waiting for him at home.

At the mention of going to bed early, Yannis suddenly remembered what he’d forgotten. He said to Toby, “Logging off now. Triple pay for you.” Then he abruptly stood up and left the room.

the faint medicinal aroma lingering in the air. He went to the kitchen and ladled out the

cold. Though he didn’t

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island, he was bathed in the cool–toned light of the living room. His

the base of the bowl, its white rim touching his lips as he sipped the broth in small increments, his Adam’s apple

was nothing like when it was hot. In the past, Yannis would never have touched it. But

its floor–to–ceiling windows overlooking most of the

Zinnia’s room, where the light was out now. He thought, ‘She must be

admonished him to finish his medicine. Having lived for so many years, only Zinnia could ever

Yannis’s otherwise calm eyes. Rubbing his stiff neck, he placed the bowl in

It was still that simple monochrome palette. Yannis unbuttoned his shirt as

was still tousled, but he didn’t bother to fix it.

mind was wide awake. Even though his nerves were screaming for rest, he

now. There was no longer Zinnia’s soft, awkward voice always trying to

minded those sleepless nights before, but after just a few early nights with Zinnia around, he couldn’t seem to adjust

wave of inexplicable restlessness

shut, only to snap them open again the very next moment. Waves of crimson flooded his mind. His hand atop the quilt

his usually calm eyes flicker, long lashes trembling.

had faded. With Zinnia keeping

like Zinnia’s own fragrance, filled his senses. Breathing it in,

shut his eyes again. Pale at first, then gradually deepening into thick, viscous pools