Chapter 18 The Girl Who Cries Only in Dreams

Preston’s hand paused as he applied the medicine.

He only knew she was an assassin, but he had never considered that she could suppress even her survival instincts.

It wasn’t hard to imagine what kind of life she had led.

After a moment, Hedy supported her shoulder and her brows relaxed. “Thank you,” she said.

The medicine did indeed make her feel much better.

The King Family truly lived up to its reputation as a century–old family in the USA.

The effectiveness of this medicine was several times stronger than the ones she had bought at exorbitant prices on the black market.

“Maybe you can try saying something other than ‘thank you‘ to me.”

Preston’s chest vibrated as he let out a pleasant chuckle.

Despite living under the same roof, they still felt so distant.

It made him question his charm.

“Then let’s sleep, I’m tired,” Hedy responded. Her indifferent eyes sparkled under the lamplight.

Preston was left speechless.

Now he was certain that he held no allure to her.

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With Preston around, Hedy fell asleep quickly.

However, tonight was a bit different

The little boy in her arms reminded her of her brother, Cooper.

In her dream, she was transported back to the poverty–stricken slums where it all began.

It was a dirty, chaotic, and impoverished place, filled with people of different nationalities and various skin colors.

Her parents never cared for her, but luckily, the kind old neighbor was a friendly person.

He taught her how to read, write, and instilled in her a sense of etiquette and responsibility

After the old neighbor passed away, Cooper was born.

She knew very well that if she didn’t take care of Cooper, no one else would.

She negotiated with the owner of the powdered milk shop, offering her labor in exchange for powdered milk. However, on the day of the settlement, the shop owner deceived her, denying ever making such an agreement because she was just a child.

She snatched the powdered milk and ran, only to be surrounded and beaten by a group of men who accused her of being a thief.

No one came to her aid.

As winter approached, Hedy washed and dried the clothes her grandfather had left her.

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belonged to him and even tied her to

one came to her

abruptly awakened

and a gust of night wind brought an intensified

What was happening?

he turned on the light and found the girl beside him curled up, shedding tears in

tears soaked his

He was startled.

vulnerable, helpless, and agonizingly despairing side of her in her dreams was starkly different from

only in dreams that you can cry so freely?”

out to wipe away her tears. But the

furrowed even deeper.

kind of dream could make her

could bear to see her

pulled the young girl into his embrace, trying to provide her

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In the dream.

closed her eyes.

an immediate warmth enveloping

reached out and embraced that

reality, Preston’s body tensed

The next morning.

thing she saw was a well–defined chest

calm expression on her face slowly cracked.

to wake up in my arms?” Preston chuckled, placing the back of his hand against his lips, his eyes

was

Preston felt a hint of frustration.

themselves at him, but here she was, lying

wanted to sleep in

Then whose hand is resting on my

body slightly. As a result, his

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laziness. Paired with his

waist and saw her hand resting there.

she quickly withdrew

he would never force a

the initiative to embrace him and then blamed it on him, which was

won’t tease

honestly explained what

last night, so I hugged you, hoping to provide some comfort. Then, you hugged me back. Perhaps it would make you

it was the lingering effects of his soft–heartedness from last night, but he couldn’t bear to see her

Hedy fell silent.

her fingers slowly clenching and then relaxing.

Hedy’s expression returned to calm.

turned out that the source of that warmth

hearing words other than ‘thank you‘ from you.”

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his

words other than ‘thank you“?

her gaze, unsure of what Preston wanted to hear from

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