“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 wine while enjoying the

the

that, Zachary promptly placed his glass

As a matter of fact,

beside her and was

closer… Zachary reached out and turned off the

mostly dark except for the flickering light from the aroma lamp. The darkness

so nervous she was

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

eyes and

thought he was going

was only turning

fallen asleep on the sofa. It was either from

wine glass he was holding, and the

to walk toward Zachary. She then covered him with a blanket and joined him

room made his handsome face look weary. His brows were knitted even in his sleep, as though he was in deep

him as she carefully reached out

then, Zachary suddenly twitched in

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