Chapter 49
“Remember your promise.” Shaun returned to his bed nonchalantly.

Upon getting his approval, Catherine quickly laid out the blanket on the floor next to his bed.

The man stayed attentive for a brief moment but soon drifted into sleep.

However, sometime later, the woman’s crying woke him up.

“Open the door… Please… It’s cold… So dark… I’m scared.”

He straightened up from the bed. The moonlight that poured through the window illuminated the silhouette on the ground. The woman who had curled up into a ball was covering her ears firmly. Her entire body was trembling in fear.

“Catherine, wake up. It’s just a nightmare.” Shaun stepped out of the bed to peel her hands away.

However, she was completely absorbed in the terrible dream. Her terrified face was as pale as a sheet.

Left with no other alternative, he pulled her into his chest and gently patted her back.

“It’s alright. You’re safe now…”

a calming effect that slowly relaxed the tension in

over her shoulders with some strands plastered along the edge of her pitiful yet beautiful face. She also exuded a faint soothing

Instead, it was

how nice her shampoo smelled

until

thought of letting her go once she calmed down completely. However, it was already the next morning when he

 

Her left arm and left leg were draped over his body. There

He even felt for a

a few seconds before carefully lifting the

beneath the blanket took him by

buttons on this stupid woman’s pajamas

Catherine also

eyes met, and her pupils

she realized she was lying in his arms. She scrambled to her feet and kept a distance from the man. “Why… Why

“…”

scoffed in

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