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Yannis was braiding Zinnia’s hair into a loose plait when he asked, “What would you like to eat? I’ll cook something nice for you.”

After her nap, her hair had come undone, so he patiently worked through the tangles.

“Um… I’d like chicken soup, braised beef with tomatoes, and pineapple shrimp,” Zinnia replied, sitting obediently as she thought about what she wanted.

Listening to her list, Yannis noticed all the dishes were nourishing and good for blood flow.

“Alright, get yourself ready. I’ll go make dinner,” he said.

He took a pearl hairpin from his bag, clipped it into her hair, and gave her hair ends an affectionate that, Yannis stepped out of the room.

Alone at last, Zinnia breathed a quiet sigh of relief.

Suddenly struck by a thought, Zinnia scrambled off the small couch and headed to her desk.

tug. With

She took out the seed she’d been hiding. Peering into the small cup, she saw that, just as expected, the blood had already been absorbed.

Its surface, once covered in deep grooves and wrinkles, had smoothed out considerably. Only a little blood remained at the bottom of the cup.

Pressing the seed with her fingers, Zinnia noticed the outer shell had softened quite a bit. But the inside was

still hard.

According to the Yarbrough family’s notes, the seed had to be completely softened before it could sprout.

No matter what methods they’d tried before, the seed hadn’t changed at all. If the Yarbrough family’s notes hadn’t said this softening was normal, Zinnia would have worried the seed was ruined.

She pressed it again. The inside was still tough, but the outer layer had expanded and softened a lot.

of a pistachio, but now, as the skin unfurled, it had grown to the size of a grape. Once it was fully softened, it’d

occupied about two–thirds of the cup, leaving only a third

how hard the seed still was, Zinnia frowned. ‘Looks like it’ll need a lot more blood to nurture

lowered her gaze to her bandaged

soon as possible.

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Nathan and the others wouldn’t worry too much. But if she added any new wounds, they would definitely get

bow came undone, it revealed a pinkish, pale wound. Perhaps because it had been

pressed her lips together and then took out an

she was about to cut the wound again, a clear, cool voice suddenly came from the doorway. “Can you use my blood instead?”

voice, Zinnia’s fingertips trembled. She looked toward the

cold and sharp. There was not a trace

There are so many of us. You didn’t have to use your own,” Yannis said, his eyes lingering on the

If she’d just said something, there was no need

the next thing Zinnia said left Yannis

won’t work. Only mine is effective,”

brows furrowed. “Why can’t

effective, how much blood could she possibly give? And with her fragile health, this would surely put

that ordinary people’s blood is useless,” Zinnia murmured,

gaze.

work, then you-” Yannis frowned deeply, but stopped himself in time.

used but hers could, there

can’t say. You know I’ve been frail since I was little–constantly taking medicine, soaking in medicinal

gradually altered the

time your palm was injured. Was it

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concern. Given her anemia, every time she lost blood, it took a

a whole month to nurse

Her quiet

to be your blood?” Yannis asked, his

thought, ‘Her blood is needed, but the seed has only just begun to soften. God

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