Chapter 22

Eleanor stole a glance at Cedric sitting in the passenger seat.

Seeing him focused on looking out the window, the embarrassment in the her heart gradually eased.

She held a tissue, bowing her head and silently cleaning the rainwater off her body.

Cedric looked in the rear–view mirror at the thin figure in the back seat.

In such cold weather, she didn’t even have a coat on, and was out in the rain trying to hail a cab. Cedric was quite curious.

“Ms. Shultz, why didn’t Mr. Caporal give you a ride home?”

Hearing the name Mr. Caporal, Eleanor furrowed her brows in confusion. It took her a moment to remember that she was currently Josef’s “girlfriend“.

She clenched the tissue in her hand and lied, “We had a fight, and he just left me by the road.”

Cedric nodded, “I see.”

Seeing her shivering from the cold, he raised the car’s heating without asking further.

The sudden increase in temperature inside the car gradually warmed Eleanor’s icy, stiff body.

She glanced at Cedric gratefully, then carefully explained, “I actually wanted to take a taxi, but my phone was out of power, and the nearby shops were closed. I had no place to wait out of the rain, so I stood by the road. Sorry to trouble you.”

embarrassed and uneasy Eleanor in the rear–view

relaxed and leaned her head against the car window, closing her eyes

air blowing, she soon fell into a

after, the car stopped at the entrance of

turning around, Cedric said, “Ms.

a while and receiving no response from the back seat, Cedric

Eleanor leaning against the window, sound asleep, his eyes

woman too naive? Could she just fall asleep so comfortably in a

was

motioned

up, went to the back seat, opened the car door, and nudged

you’re

her eyes to see the darkness, and couldn’t make

it was due to the rain worsening her condition, but luckily, her mind was still

car.

quickly straightened up and thanked him again, then pushed

“Ms. Shultz.”

her and handed her an umbrella from the back seat, “It’s raining heavily outside, take this with

chance to

He simply tossed her the umbrella, “you don’t need to return

hesitated, but seeing Cedric’s assertive look, she had to accept it.

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