Chapter 221

Sean turned slowly, his gaze gentle as it settled on Claire. The amber glow from the bedside lamp cast warm shadows on his chiseled jawline, and his Adam's apple moved subtly as he whispered, "Get some sleep."

Claire, nestled under the down comforter, shivered slightly, a translucent blush spreading across her cheeks in the soft light. Her fingers, gripping the edge of the blanket, turned pale, but her eyes clung to Sean's retreating figure like vines.

"Mr. Foster..." Claire suddenly called out.

Sean paused and turned, the shadows in the hallway slicing across half his face. His loosely buttoned shirt revealed a glimpse of his collarbone, its cool sheen like a hidden jewel in the dim light.

"What is it?"

The air, once fragrant and fluid, seemed to suspend around them. Claire watched him, feeling an inexplicable allure.

After a moment's hesitation, she asked, "Why are you so kind to me?"

This question had lingered in her heart for a long time, and she finally couldn't hold it in any longer.

Sean was momentarily taken aback, but then a faint smile curved his lips.

He walked back to the bed, sat beside her, and the mattress dipped gently, causing Claire to hold her breath.

He murmured something in French, his voice like the low hum of a cello. "Parce que je veux t'épouser."

The words were like a melody, brushing softly past her ears.

contracted, and she watched his lips move in the warm light, glistening with a rosy

the bitterness in her throat, not

she tried to smile gently, not wanting to

fleeting

beneath her eyes,

asking if she would agree. But what had

lip-reading skills

Foster hadn't discovered her hearing

Grandma too much and didn't want to cause more worry over

what he had said, she trusted that

she quickly beamed,

a sudden clap of thunder illuminated the night, casting shadows of turmoil in

could she trust so easily? As

was, "Because I want to

she understood or not, she had

proposal

realization put Sean

turned off the light, enveloping the room in

to be met by three pairs of eager eyes in the

grinned from ear to ear. "Sean, where's

"She's asleep."

did you two do

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