Chapter 433

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The quiet room was soon filled with only Yannis’s deep, magnetic voice. Zinnia muted her video, letting his words fill the silence.

‘His voice is amazing. If he were a voice actor, fans would go crazy for him, and I’d probably blow all my savings to support him,‘ Zinnia thought. His soothing tone lulled her, and before she knew it, she drifted off.

Yannis heard the guy in his headphones asking what design he wanted for the tracker. Unconsciously, his gaze drifted backward.

It landed on Zinnia, head tilted as she slept on the pillow. The warmth in his eyes softened to tenderness. “A penguin,” he said softly.

“A penguin?” The caller echoed in surprise. They’d expected something conventional, not a cute animal.

“Yeah,” Yannis answered. He looked at Zinnia, his usual aloofness melting into something soft. He remembered their first meeting–she’d been like a shy little penguin, only speaking up when nudged.

“What about the name?” the caller asked, sensing Yannis‘ decision was final.

“Z.”

“Z? Just the letter? What’s the meaning?” The caller was baffled by such a blunt choice.

Yannis smiled faintly, “Take a guess.”

The caller fell silent, feeling quite helpless.

“Talk tomorrow,” Yannis said and hung up curtly after finding it was nearly midnight. He removed the headphones and walked to the bed.

Zinnia lay on her stomach, head turned toward him. Half her face was buried in the blanket, while her warm breath left a rosy flush on her cheeks.

The tablet was half–swallowed by the plush blanket. As Yannis approached, he realized the video had gone silent.

the blanket, his heart ached with tenderness. He muted the tablet and set it on the nightstand, then gently lifted Zinnia, who’d sprawled across the bed, and repositioned her

her eyes open, saw Yannis holding her, and closed them again. Utterly defenseless,

woke you?” Yannis whispered, tucking the blanket around

sleepy,” Zinnia mumbled,

sleep. I’ll be right here,” Yannis whispered, tucking her hand back under the

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slurred, words heavy

“Okay.”

Zinnia fell back asleep.

in his eyes as he watched, time forgotten. Gradually, her breathing evened

Her cream–colored nightgown clung softly,

blue veins visible beneath the skin. Her ankles were sculpted to perfection,

the doctor confirmed her hands were temporarily useless,

dark purple bruises. Even after a day, the swelling hadn’t gone down. Six hours of kneeling had shredded her delicate skin, and the ointment had

milky ointment into his palm. The faint medicinal scent filled the air as he rubbed his hands together–warming

his palms

dream, Zinnia basked in sunlight as a puppy bounded up, ball in mouth. She tossed the ball, and the puppy fetched it.

and morphed into Yannis’s. His charming eyes

jolted awake–Yannis would never make that face. As her eyes adjusted, she took in the room flooded with morning light.

Are you in pain anywhere?” Sofia’s gentle voice

turned to see Sofia and Yvette sitting by her bedside. Yvette sprang up, her

smiling softly at them. She tried

Sofia hurried to support her, eyes full of

didn’t you tell us you were unwell? I could’ve taken care

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