Chapter 146

He was breathing heavily, feeling still a bit hot, and decided to go home for a shower and a change of clothes.

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Camila slept until noon, groggily sitting up in bed. Her stomach felt warm, as if something was there. So she lifted her nightgown and

looked down.

She was taken aback. When had she put this thing on?

Her mind raced. It wasn’t her doing.

Only Connor knew her apartment’s code and he was the only one who had visited. He must have put the band on..

Camila’s heart skipped a beat, and she frantically grabbed the cellphone from the nightstand.

It was turned off. She rolled over to plug in the charger, but it wouldn’t charge. She then noticed the outlet was loose.

After securing the charger, her phone turned on within half a minute. Connor had called her eight times and sent thirteen messages.

her head into the pillow. She was still in

long hair

the bedroom door and passed through the living room, Camila froze. “You, you, you’re still here?” she

couch, a laptop on his lap, surrounded by dozens of documents.

was

slightly, then he quickly averted his gaze. That damn

breath, trying to calm himself. In a quiet voice, he said, “I was worried you might pass away at home

wearing a bra, so she silently shifted the clothes in her hands upward to cover her chest. “I’m going to take a shower.”

walked to the bathroom.

piece of cloth fell. “Hey.” Connor called out, but she had already slipped

pick up the fallen item. He paused slightly.

on the bathroom

it?” Camila asked

“You dropped something.”

quickly flipped through her clothes, her mind buzzing. “Thanks.” She slightly opened

in her hand, and Camila quickly shut

the laptop back on

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