"Grace, I've brought you dinner. Grace, open the door!" Yancey shouted.

Grace's head throbbed with pain. She wanted Ed to open the door, but then remembered he wanted to be kept in the dark. Slowly, she got up and reminded

him.

"You stay in bed. I'll go talk to him for a bit."

Just as she got out of bed, Ed wrapped his arms around her waist, stopping her. "Don't go."

His tone was low and heavy, as though his mood wasn't good.

Grace was puzzled, but her voice remained calm and even.

"Ed, just rest for now."

His hand slowly loosened, and he lay back down, covering half of his face with the blanket, not saying a word.

Grace couldn't tell if he was angry or deep in thought. But somehow, she felt he had this ability to make her heart soften.

She had originally planned to meet Yancey, but now, she wasn't in the mood for it anymore. Instead, she climbed back into bed.

"Are you feeling down? You seem a bit off, like something's weighing on you," she said.

Ed turned around and pulled her tightly into his arms.

Grace wasn't sure why he had been upset, but he was holding her so tightly.

afternoon, so now she felt a bit more energetic and decided to gossip

talk for a bit. Tell me about your life. Has anyone

one's giving me

added, "At least not

he

his chest with her finger. "Is that so? You're

words were teasing, and he immediately caught her finger, holding it

honestly felt wronged. When did she

to close her eyes, she heard him speak again. "Tell me about your life, your

say about my colleagues. My boss is

soon as she mentioned the word "ruthless", the atmosphere

it, snuggling into his arms. "Anyway, he and I aren't from the same world. This afternoon, I had

looked down at her, but remained silent

Grace had closed her eyes, but she felt a large hand rest on

deep kisses, the kind where he would hold her tight, and they would get tangled

felt like she had completely handed

"Ed..."

breathe, leaning against his chest to

mind-something heavy-but he wouldn't

when she woke up, Ed was already

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