Turning Of the Tide by Diana Sander

Chapter 471

Half an hour later, Edward truly kept to the schedule.

When the time was up, he went to the bathroom to take a shower. Worried about the possibility of slipping, Rose leaned against the door with crossed arms, prepared to offer help if needed.

After showering, Edward was indeed wide awake. It was also possible that the hangover medication provided by Rose had started to work.

When he emerged, he was dressed in a standard pajama set consisting of a top and bottom. He had a white towel draped over his shoulder, which he used to dry his damp hair. There were still water droplets on his neck that he had missed while wiping, trickling down into his pajamas.

There was a subtle masculine aura in his polished demeanor. Rose found herself lost in a daydream for a moment as her mind wandered.

She cleared her throat awkwardly. “Ahem, ahem. Are you feeling better?”

Edward, now fully awake, apologized, saying. “I’m sorry, Rose. I assure you, this won’t happen again.”

Edward promised that this would be the last occurrence.

Rose chuckled at his playfulness and earnestness. He always prioritized rules. She straightened up and had the urge to lightly tap the back of his head. She gently tugged at the towel in his hand and held his hand as she guided him to the sofa. “Edward, I’ve come to realize that you’re incredibly adorable when you’re serious.”

Edward didn’t comprehend the statement, but he allowed Rose to guide him to the sofa and take a seat. Rose moved around to the back of the sofa to assist him with drying his hair, but Edward interrupted her. “I’ll handle it myself.”

Rose swatted his hand away in frustration and exclaimed, “I won’t let you feel like you’re taking advantage of me. Your hair is shorter than mine, so you should return the favor. Help me dry my hair later.”

Edward replied, “There’s no need for that. I can assist you with drying your hair even if you don’t do this for me.”

He felt quite content. Although Edward was fully awake after his shower, he still had a slight headache.

Rose playfully tousled his hair with both hands. “Silly Edward, he truly had a reason for being single. Without me, he would probably remain single for the rest of his life,” thought Rose.

Edward’s hair-was short and dried within a few minutes. Rose playfully ruffled his hair and said, “There you go, all dry. I’m going to take a shower now. You can take a break for a while.”

“Alright,” he replied. Edward sensed that something about Rose tonight was a bit unusual, but he could not figure it out. He gazed at her back and found himself lost in contemplation.

Edward didn’t take a break as he eagerly awaited Rose’s return to assist her with drying her hair. After approximately 20 minutes of waiting, Rose emerged with a white towel wrapped around her head, with bunny ears on both sides.

It was incredibly adorable. It was evident that the towel was not from the hotel; Rose had brought it with her. Edward was momentarily speechless, captivated by the sight.

Rose playfully tugged on her bunny ear towel and asked, “Don’t I look cute?” She had found it adorable when she purchased

it online.

Edward snapped back to reality and smiled. “You look great. Come here, I’ll help you dry your hair.”

“Alright, let me experience your hair-drying skills. Have you blow-dried Sherri’s hair before? As Rose spoke, she had already taken a seat on the sofa.

Rose sat on the sofa, crossing her legs and turning her back towards Edward. Edward, in response, stood up and carefully picked up the hairdryer.

“I have, but haven’t assisted her with blow-drying her hair since she was 18 years old. Sherri is quite lazy, and she has long hair. She always avoids blow-drying it,” Edward replied.

sat with her back turned to him, found herself lost in thought once again. She pondered the kindness of this man, who had helped his sister blow dry her hair and even broken his leg for her, without a

of

chauvinism within him compelled Edward to take on certain responsibilities, even when it came to trivial matters. He believed it was his duty and obligation to do so. However, Rose couldn’t help but question the notion that there were so many things one “should” do

hair and show him some care. And she would undertake this seemingly challenging task. It was not bad to

finished discussing Sherri, he fell silent. Instead, he focused on blowing air at Rose’s collarbone hair with a serious expression.

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reply to him and said, “Edward.”

something wrong? Is the temperature too hot?” Edward inquired. As he spoke,

It wasn’t hot.

of the hairdryer, Rose abruptly turned around and spoke

turn off the hairdryer. He continued to hold it against

didn’t react.

as if he were in a state of disbelief. What had Rose just said? In a state of disbelief, Edward gazed into Rose’s smiling eyes and sought confirmation. “Rose, what did you just say?” With the absence of the hairdryer’s buzzing, the room fell into an eerie silence, so quiet that one

that he had indeed heard her. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have had such a stunned expression. She simply couldn’t believe what she had just said herself. With a smile on her face, she

about sticking each word on

He moistened his slightly dry lips and. pushed up his glasses, unable to hide the complexity in his gaze. “Rose, can you please tell me

couldn’t help but think, “Are you dense? Shouldn’t you have agreed at a

to compose herself, Rose remained calm. She looked at Edward and spoke with sincerity, “All I want is to marry

happy about the prospect of marrying her, he wanted to understand the reason

to register their marriage without knowing the truth. She sighed inwardly and said, “Sigh, go ahead and continue drying my hair. While you do, think about whether

filled with happiness, absentmindedly held the hairdryer in his hand and pondered Rose’s question. He wracked his brain, trying to recall

hair had dried, Edward still couldn’t come up with an answer. He furrowed his brow, feeling perplexed. He had never been in such a challenging situation before. “Rose, could you

mistaken? What did you do wrong?” He knew

wrong.

he was serious, he reminded her of the celestial angels depicted in the Bible. Truly, beauty resided in the eyes of the beholder, and in her eyes, he was her precious little cutie. “Did you sustain any injuries when you rescued

would have been foolish not to connect the dots. He immediately recalled the cause and effect. “Kyle mentioned it, but don’t pay attention to his nonsense. I

Rose.

that Rose might be worried, reassured her that Kyle had exaggerated the situation. He emphasized

to blur Edward’s sight. She playfully reached out and pinched his cheek, and

Clearly, you’re being dishonest now. You lied to me,” Rose spoke before Edward could

immediately realized his mistake. “I admit my error. I apologize. I did suffer an injury at that time. My leg bones were fractured. I’ve fully recovered since then.

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admitted sooner, would it have required this much effort?

that he had fractured his leg? Why

certainly being overly considerate. He was concerned she might fret. Whether it was a bone fracture or a broken leg, Edward held

upset, Edward sat down beside her and reiterated, “Rose, I’m not intentionally deceiving you. I genuinely believe it’s behind me now. There’s nothing wrong with my

guilt. Rescuing people was an instinctive response. Back then, he had no idea that the

was simply a

look, gently rubbed the back of Edward’s hand. “Did you happen to bring your passport?”

person