Chapter 21

The sound of breaking branches from outside the window startled both Anastasia and Herman

Herman shot up, and Anastasia quickly sat up as well. A distance formed between them, making the atmosphere kind of awkward.

Herman put a hand to his lips and cleared his throat, asking somewhat awkwardly, “Why are you up?”

Breaking the silence, Anastasia looked down, fixing her hair at her ear, and said, I was thirsty, came out for water.”

Her heart was racing, cheeks slightly flushed from embarrassment. She didn’t dare to look at Herman, keeping her head down

“Oh, let me get you some water”

Herman got up, turned on the light, poured Anastasia a glass of water, and handed it to her.

Anastasia took the glass. “Thank you

She quickly took a drink, trying to calm herself down. Before she knew it, she had finished all the water in the glass.

“Do you want another glass?”

Herman’s deep voice rang out above her. Anastasia instinctively looked up, meeting his deep eyes. Her heart seemed to skip a beat.

such a handsome guy in the dead of night, it was hard to resist. Herman was wearing loose pajamas, radiating an aura of nobility. He had tenned skin, and you could just make out his chest muscles from the neckline of

him was so

so she quickly composed herself, stood up and said. “I’m not thirsty

hurried back to her room, closing

her rushed departure, Herman smiled slightly. The sweet taste she

lips, took the glass Anastasia had drunk from, got up, and went to the water dispenser to

face, her mind filled with images of their

license was signed, Herman was always out early and home late. She was busy too, and they

time she closed

“What a pain.”

at the ceiling and muttered to herself, pulling the blanket over her head and starting to count from 1,

had a passionate dream, so real it felt like it actually happened. The sound of Herman’s ragged breathing in

The next day.

time she woke up, it

the time, quickly washed up and changed clothes, and walked out of her room to find Herman sitting on the couch

in confusion, “Don’t you have to

thought of the kiss from last night, the passionate dream she

had a laptop on his lap. I made breakfast.

the dining table. There were fried eggs, sausages, toast with

eaten already?”

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