The Charismatic Charlie Wade

Counting the moments he lost consciousness, Maurina had no idea how long he had been adrift in the void.

Suddenly, a faint light pierced through his vision, accompanied by excruciating pain and a profound sense of powerlessness.

He lacked the strength to even open his eyes. But then, a comforting warmth enveloped his entire body, easing the intense pain to some extent.

Gradually, he realized that the warmth was propelling him upward, urging him to float.Then, he heard a familiar voice exclaiming in his ear, “Maurina!” With that call, Maurina’s vision slowly returned.

When the feeble man opened his eyes and beheld the figure before him, he was utterly stunned!

For there, immersed in the hot spring, revealing only a hint of her bare shoulders, stood the enigmatic Maria Clark herself!

Maurina was immediately shaken to his core. It felt as if he were trapped in an unimaginable and irrational dream, unable to discern whether he was alive or dead.

As Maurina gazed at her in disbelief, Maria Clark bestowed upon him a sweet smile and spoke softly, “Mozart, I’m afraid. What are you afraid of?”

Her pure and slender smile left Maurina utterly spellbound, erasing the severe pain that had ravaged his body in an instant.

Moreover, deep within his heart, a peculiar sensation of tranquility took hold, defying all logic.

In a daze, Maurina couldn’t help but mutter, “Damn, I’m probably dead… But even if I am, why do I see Maria Clark? She shouldn’t be dead too, right? It doesn’t make sense… I explicitly told her to stay in school and grow old gracefully… Are these mere hallucinations after death?”

As he uttered these words, Maurina’s eyelids grew heavy, compelling him to close his eyes once more.

In the midst of his haze, he felt a pair of delicate hands firmly gripping him beneath his armpits.

the figure pressed against him, her body

even discern the soft curves pressing against

despite this, the figure continued to exert

verge of being lifted out of the water, Maurina opened his

stood none other than Maria Clark herself. Mozart, bewildered, couldn’t help but mutter, “What in the world is happening… Are you

to respond, “Mozart, you are not dead. You’ve arrived at my

him like a lightning bolt, and he surveyed his surroundings with wide-eyed astonishment. He vividly recalled the moment when Gideon had transformed into a human nuclear bomb, leaving him

surely on the brink of death. However, when he opened his eyes, he found himself in the hot spring of Maria Clark’s courtyard, cradled and lifted naked from the water by none

shade of red, extending all the way to her ears. Hastily, she spoke, “Mozart, don’t be alarmed. You are completely safe here. If you have any

mind was completely exhausted, struggling to comprehend

the guise of Cathy Clark. However, upon seeing him, she had insisted on

names differed by a single word, the significance to Maurina

shiver raced down his spine, and he weakly but shockingly asked, “No… do you… do you remember me?” Maria Clark softly replied, “Mozart, I will never forget.

was

do you still remember… Could it be… Could it be that you too

Clark blushed coyly. “Mozart, I am not gifted with supernatural powers. I possess a unique

of the physical closeness between them and spoke shyly, “Mozart, please refrain from questioning me further. Once I have settled you, I will reveal the entire story

Maurina nodded faintly.

support him, and he wanted to contribute whatever strength his body could muster

to open his eyes and speak, his body remained almost completely paralyzed,

despair, Maurina found solace in one thing—he could still

meant

She struggled to ascend the second floor and gingerly placed him on her bedroom’s