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.

pajamas, radiating an aura of nobility. He had tenned skin, and you could just make out his chest

was so attractive

up

hurried back to her room, closing the

sweet taste she left on his lips was…

parched. Herman licked his lips, took the glass Anastasia had drunk from, got up, and went to the water

her hot face, her mind filled with images of their

was busy too, and they treated each other with respect, never having had such

she closed her eyes, Herman’s face appeared in

“What a pain.”

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

night, she had a passionate dream, so real it felt like it actually happened. The sound of Herman’s

The next day.

time she woke up, it was already

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

asked in confusion, “Don’t you

left. Seeing Herman, she subconsciously thought of the kiss from last night, the

Saturday.” Herman had a laptop on his lap. I made breakfast.

There were fried eggs, sausages, toast with blueberry

eaten already?”

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