“Zinnia.” Yannis’s voice came through the door, laced with concern–but he didn’t barge in.

“It’s okay. I just knocked something over while washing my hands,” Zinnia called back.

Thinking she was done, Yannis asked softly, “Mind if I come in?”

“Nope,” Zinnia replied.

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When Yannis entered, he saw Zinnia bending to pick something up. He knelt quickly to retrieve it and glanced at her. “Wanna wash your hands?”

“Yeah.” Zinnia nodded.

At her confirmation, Yannis took her hand gently and guided it to the sink. The sensor faucet sprung to life as they approached.

As Yannis’s long fingers massaged her palm, Zinnia leaned against him, half–standing, which made her legs less tired.

Her left hand was wrapped in gauze, so he fetched a soft wet wipe, dampened it, and cleaned her fingers one by one, each movement precise.

Zinnia’s eyes fell upon his hands. They were long and slender, with nails trimmed neatly. Crystal–clear water droplets clung to his skin, giving it a subtle, luminous glow. The backs of his hands were smooth, veined with faint blue lines that pulsed gently.

After finishing washing, he gently clasped her hand and began to wipe each finger with slow, deliberate care.

“You’re too good at this. Have you taken care of other girls before?” Zinnia puffed her cheeks. Her lashes flutter downward, a sudden ache in her chest somehow. ‘Maybe I’m not that special, she thought.

know?” Yannis paused, looking down at her. He seemed surprised

unless he made the first move. Whenever he did her a kindness, she would

lost in her own universe, detached. The outside

finally showed some concern for him. That realization

asking. No need to answer

the only one,” Yannis said

the one being cared for. Even during his

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Toby, who was like an older brother, always looking

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different. Devin and Layla always doted on him. While James was the only one who scolded him relentlessly, it was always

since birth. Elders doted on him, and even older figures like Jackson and Perry treated him like a kid brother, always

ago and his insomnia, Yannis had known little hardship. Even during the period when James cut off his allowance for insisting on studying abroad, people secretly sent

didn’t dare

pampering her like a princess–she was the first and only person to get such

skills? Since childhood, he’d watched James tend to Grace. James might act tough in public, but at home,

never imagined that she was the only one he had ever cared for. She’d assumed he was

chuckled, “Guess meeting you unlocked my caregiving skills–no

pinched her cheek, his eyes dancing with mirth. She had regained some color after eating,

like pickup lines from cheesy CEO romances,” Zinnia huffed playfully, meeting his smile

to catch her evasive gaze, the corner of his mouth curving into a smile. He said, his voice smooth, “Who said it’s

matter where I am, I’m always thinking about you, wondering if you’re alright. So promise me you won’t

she met his smiling eyes. He said he’d given his whole heart to

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