Chapter 25

A sudden feeling of suffocation left her gasping for air

The terror of feeling like she was drowning jerked Chloe awake

Somewhere along the way, she had fallen asleep in the bathtub, her body slipping down until the hot water just barely covered her nose.

She jerked upright, splashing water all over the tub.

Her hands tightly gripped the edge of the tub as she gasped for air

Feeling that the water hadn’t cooled much, she knew she hadn’t been asleep for long

But the memory of what just happened had her quickly standing up in the bathtub, washing off quickly under the shower, and then pulling on a white bathrobe that a maid had prepared for her in advance.

Even though she wasn’t short for a woman, the bathrobe was big and loose, barely covering her chest.

mind, she found

good care of in a

a long time, it was curly, with strands of hair casually draped over

face, without makeup, still had a flushed look

white bathrobe, and delicate pale neck made her look

by the bathroom door, and calmly walked to the side of the bed. She lifted the covers and got into

bath was one of

was still early, and the servants downstairs had started to prepare for dinner.

busy in a

to the villa opened at some point in the afternoon; the people in the long–silent villa were

maid, Hannah, hurried to the door and saw a handsome man in a fine black

Damon, you’re

surprised, but a faint smile appeared on her face a moment later.

Miss Chloe was indeed

without taking off his suit

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