“Apologize sincerely, and ask about the injury. That’s basic courtesy,” Henry demanded.

“It’s already so late…” Zachary was about to reject when he saw Henry glower at him. He had no choice but to agree to it.

After that, he turned and walked back toward Cynthia’s bed.

The nurses got the hint and quickly left the room to give some much-needed space to Zachary and Cynthia.

The door was closed behind him, leaving them alone in the room. The combined effect of the dimmed lights, sway of the white curtains, and lavender fragrance gave a very romantic ambiance.

Zachary sat on the sofa, opened a bottle of wine, and started drinking on his own.

 

As for Cynthia, she lay on the bed and quietly looked at Zachary, her eyes full of warmth and tenderness.

“I’ll rest here for a while before leaving so I don’t get nagged at again.” Zachary glanced at Cynthia. “Am I disturbing you?”

 

“No, it’s fine.” Cynthia gestured. “You can rest as long as you want.”

When they locked eyes, Cynthia blushed and immediately tried to clarify. “What I meant was, to put Grandpa at ease, you can stay here longer… no, I meant, you can stay however long you want… “

The more she tried to explain, the more flustered she got.

remained on the sofa, quietly savoring the

the door. He could sense someone

Zachary promptly placed his glass down

matter of fact, her

was already beside her and was leaning in towards her.

Zachary reached

the flickering light from the aroma

so nervous she was shaking uncontrollably. Even her breathing

Zachary still didn’t touch her. He went back to the sofa and continued

her eyes and gazed

thought he

he was only

on the sofa. It

glass he was holding, and the wine immediately

outside before getting out of bed to walk toward Zachary. She then covered him with a blanket and joined him

face look weary. His brows were knitted even in his

she carefully reached out to

suddenly twitched in

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