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-”

sent a cold

“Ugh…”

but her first thought was to check on him. “Are you

Seeing the worry etched on

didn’t get hurt,

“I’m fine…”

pressed against his drenched chest. The thin

against his throat. She froze, then tried to rise, but the floor was slick. Every struggle made her sink deeper into

uncomfortable from her movements. The dull ache along his back flared anew, and he couldn’t

groan.

“Did you hurt yourself?”

pressed along his spine, feeling the tight tension in his muscles. Their eyes met, hers wide with

like tears, tracing her cheeks.

hoarse. “Miss Keller…

panicked. Bracing herself against the slippery tiles, she tried to

time, his arms instinctively wrapped around

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