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.

was clumsy, but it was better than him finding out

felt a bit

comforting herself, she decided to get up and go to the piano

blurred, her head spun, and her body swayed uncontrollably.

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

his rolling Adam’s apple, and remembered the day Barclay asked her if she wanted to touch it.

but ask, “Mr.

too bold?‘ Moira

touch it last

Moira’s audacity vanished instantly, and she quickly apologized in a fluster. “I’m sorry, I was just talking

sald, “Go

misheard him, subconsciously looking

at her, appearing

out to touch it.

firm yet slightly soft, and she

touch, but Barclay suddenly grabbed her wrist. “Be more thorough this time,

his words, she dared not touch it again.

were

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