Chapter 940

Lenny rinsed his mouth and finally felt a bit of clarity return.

“I… I’m sorry… I’ve embarrassed myself…”

His head was still clouded, heavy and dizzy, but apologizing had become almost instinctive.

“Can you stand?” Michelle asked.

“My legs are weak.”

He tried, but his body was still drained. His limbs felt like they no longer obeyed him.

Michelle pressed her lips together and didn’t argue. She bent down, gathering all her strength to lift him.

But Lenny was too heavy. In the struggle, she failed to hold him properly, and the momentum sent them both stumbling backward.

Yet, before the pain could even register, a heady scent of alcohol hit her.

Lenny grabbed her instinctively, but he could no longer support himself. They crashed backward with a heavy thud.

His back slammed hard against the cold tile.

Michelle landed safely in his arms.

“Ah-”

shower, accidentally knocked open, sent a cold torrent cascading over them.

“Ugh…”

her first thought was to check on him.

water instantly sobered Lenny. Seeing the worry etched on

you didn’t get hurt,

“I’m fine…”

against his drenched chest. The

hair and jawline, falling along the hollow of his neck, brushing against his throat. She froze, then

ache along his

groan.

“Did you hurt yourself?”

his spine, feeling the tight tension in his muscles. Their eyes

dripped from her lashes like tears,

voice hoarse. “Miss Keller… you

herself against the slippery tiles, she tried to stand, but

arms instinctively wrapped around her

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