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.

an aura of nobility. He had

about him was

stood up and said. “I’m not thirsty anymore, thank you.

towards her bedroom door and hurried back to her room,

slightly. The sweet taste she left on his lips was… soft….

the glass Anastasia had drunk from, got up, and went to the water dispenser to pour himself a

room, Anastasia slapped her hot face, her mind filled with images of their kiss.

and home late. She was busy too, and they treated each other with respect, never having had such intimate

insomnia, tossing and turning. Every time she

“What a pain.”

muttered to herself, pulling the blanket over her head and starting

so real it felt like it actually happened. The sound of Herman’s ragged breathing in

The next day.

up late. By the time she woke up, it was already

walked out of her room to find Herman sitting on the couch in the living

“Don’t you have to work

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

a laptop on his lap. I made breakfast. Come eat.”

eggs, sausages, toast with blueberry jam and butter, and two glasses of

you eaten already?”

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