Chapter 0009

I wasn't sure if it was because of the effects of the tonic he took, but Nicholas seemed particularly eager tonight.

I used all my strength to resist him. In the end, I finally managed to stop him by punching him in the chin.

Nicholas clutched his chin as his lips curled back in anger. Did you do that on purpose?"

I swore I didn't do it on purpose, but there was no taking it back since I hit him. He couldn't possibly hit me back to make things even.

Nicholas stood up. He was seething with anger. He threatened, "Don't expect me to touch you again."

Suddenly, a knock was heard on the door. In the midst of our standoff, the loud sound interrupted the escalating

awkwardness in the room. Claudia's sweet voice came from outside the door, "Nick!"

I pulled my nightgown tighter around me and sat up. I pretended to be nonchalant and asked, "Can you not go out?"

His jaw tightened visibly and the lust in his eyes disappeared like the receding tide. "I really don't understand what you're so upset about!"

knocking continued outside as Claudia called out coquettishly,

me and barked an order,

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until I get back."

locked the door behind him.

long. I couldn't sleep

To my surprise, I found a yellowed

was more like a sketchbook. There were no words inside it. There were just some simple drawings to represent

was a baseball with a crying face and the next page was a piano with a smiling

notebook, I could see the young

in my mind. I flipped through it page

into his upbringing. In elite families, our childhoods were practically non-existent. Our time was

would be uneventful, so

point, the black per marks on the pages had

on a page where Nicholas had drawn a

me. This must have

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