Chapter 452

"Kieran," she said suddenly.

He stopped mid-step and turned to look at her.

The sparkling crystal chandelier above them couldn't hold a candle to the

brilliance of his eyes.

"Thank you for helping with the school in Mapleford," Lily said softly.

Kieran smiled faintly, the kind of smile that held neither arrogance nor any need for recognition.

"Charity is always a win-win," he replied simply, before continuing to the bathroom.

Lila's gaze lingered on the frosted glass door as it closed behind him. Soon,

steam began to rise, clouding the already blurred view inside and giving it an even more dreamlike quality.

She lowered her eyes and chuckled softly to herself.

Win-win, huh?

By the time Kieran came out of the bathroom, Lila was leaning against the headboard, fully immersed in a mobile game.

It had been so long since she'd last played it that she'd completely forgotten how to build her team for the best damage output.

She was stuck on a particularly challenging level and kept retrying, experimenting with different strategies to no avail.

Kieran, now toweling his damp hair dry, sat down beside her on the bed and, without hesitation, slid his arm around her wrist.

softly against her ear as he

his advice, switching characters to attack first, but the

phone,

guide," she muttered. Her determination to

further, Kieran gently

it's time to

one more

yet, and the thought of being stuck overnight

to insist, but when she turned to look

sitting

bobbed as he swallowed, sighing in mock

he said, handing her phone

with delight as she smiled brightly. Without missing a

and gave

level one final

stats were still a bit

to clear the

spend the

lay back for a moment, poking Kieran, who

"Kieran."

he responded

I'm done with this show, let's go stargazing,

...

Lila thought Amelia wouldn't show up until

surprise, Amelia arrived at Vermilion

already left for the office by then, and Lila, who had woken up late, was just

are you here so early? Want something

seat across

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