Chapter 195

Moira buried her head. “Can you please go ahead, Mr. Covington?”

She was usually quite sharp, so why did she turn into a clumsy penguin whenever she was around Barclay?

“If you keep squatting like this, you might feel dizzy when you stand up later,” Barclay said.

He paused for a moment and continued, “And you’re on the stairs right now. Can you guarantee that you won’t faint and fall later? What’s more important, saving face or your life?”

Moira stayed silent. Alright, her life was more important.

Moira decided to break the ice. She released the embrace around herself and looked up at Barclay. “Mr. Covington, do you think I’m like a clumsy penguin?”

Barclay replied, “No.”

Moira secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but before she could even fully relax, she heard him speak again. “More like a clumsy rabbit.”

Moira went speechless.

Okay, she got it. The “clumsy image” she had in front of him was not going away anytime soon.

off that image anymore. He thought she was clumsy, but it was better than him finding out she was coveting him.

felt

she decided to get up and go to the piano room to practice.

as soon as she stood up, her vision blurred, her head spun, and her body swayed uncontrollably.

Barclay reached out to support her, and Moira leaned on him for a moment until her vision gradually

looking at his rolling Adam’s apple, and remembered the

but ask, “Mr. Covington,

little too bold?‘

touch it last time?”

and she quickly apologized in a fluster. “I’m sorry, I was just

Barclay sald, “Go ahead.”

subconsciously looking at him for

at her,

reached out to touch it.

somewhat firm yet slightly soft, and she could feel a gentle

touch, but Barclay suddenly grabbed her wrist. “Be more thorough this time, so you won’t keep thinking about

and upon hearing his words, she dared not touch

as if it were about to explode. “I was just curious!

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255