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.

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

felt

and go to the piano room to practice.

as she stood up, her vision blurred, her

to support her, and Moira leaned on him for a moment until her vision gradually cleared

rolling Adam’s apple, and remembered the day Barclay asked her if she wanted

but ask, “Mr.

too bold?‘ Moira mocked herself inwardly.

touch it last time?”

quickly apologized

sald,

misheard him, subconsciously looking

at her, appearing nonchalant.

reached out

and she could feel

after a brief touch, but Barclay suddenly grabbed her wrist. “Be more thorough this time, so you won’t

his words, she dared not touch it again.

it were about

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