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“I’ll be there with you to share your pain. I’m also learning how to indulge and shield you.”
Grace’s gentle and melodic voice echoed in Eder’s ears, a refrain in his mind. Her radiant smile was ever–present before his eyes. Her warmth enveloped his aching, shadowy heart, melting his icy
exterior.
A lump formed in his throat, and his right hand instinctively reached out, yearning to touch her soft face. However, he realized his hand, encased in a leather glove, had just caressed Ava.
Upon this realization, he subtly withdrew his hand, clenching it into a fist hidden on his thigh.
Nick was correct. When facing adversaries, Grace was like a blazing sun too scorching to touch without getting burnt. Yet, she was akin to a gentle kitten towards her loved ones and her beloved, making one fall hopelessly in love, impossible to relinquish. She was vibrant, radiant, and brimming with an indomitable spirit.
Eder had believed that he could control the virus within him, allowing him to accompany Grace on her journey for a long time. But now, the virus was spreading, turning those hopes into mere fantasies.
He was now but a shell, a dying man utterly undeserving of Grace. He was the one who was holding
her back.
“Eder?”
His thoughts were disrupted by her soft call. Grace knelt before him, her hands resting on his legs ast she lifted her face to look at him, her voice imbued with tenderness.
“Were you injured on your border trip? I’m sorry for kicking you last night without knowing the circumstances. But you’re not alone now. You don’t have to endure the pain alone. I’ll be there with you to share
your pain. I’m also learning how to indulge and shield you. Isn’t that good?”
clench slightly. Meanwhile, his expression reverted to its usual icy demeanor. “I’m not injured. If you
you to tell me what’s really happening with you. And what were
she finished speaking, Eder interrupted her
her hands from his legs. She took a
fragile, which could make her seem pitiful. It’s no wonder that any man would be drawn to her. What else do you think I was doing with
me repulsive?” Grace retreated another few steps, her
gave a derisive laugh, his eyes cold and unfeeling. “Compared to her, you are arrogant, domineering, and ruthless. I spent a long time chasing after
handsome face, her beautiful eyes narrowing slightly. “Eder, you’ve
seeking a thrill, novelty. It’s not that I’ve changed. It’s that I was never a good man. You can leave now that you see me for
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final words, an eerie quiet hung in the room like an
by the rhythmic tick–tock of a wall clock. Her mind raced, struggling
of longing or attachment, painted a perfect picture of apathy. He stared into the
slicing through this mounting tension, a sudden outburst of laughter detonated. The unexpected sound was akin to a balloon popping in an echo chamber, its abruptness jarring against the otherwise heavy silence.
his head in surprise, only to see that instead of being angry, Grace was… laughing? Her sparkling eyes held not an ounce of
skipped a beat as he fought to maintain his frosty demeanor,
armrests of his office chair with both hands, leaned down, and kissed his forehead unexpectedly. The vivid imprint of her lipstick stood starkly against his
at her in anger. “Can’t you
seen through his performance long ago.
mocking tone in her voice. “When you act, you need to be thorough.
his hand and hiding it behind his back. His eyelashes fluttered nervously. Having
maintain his dark expression and feign nonchalance.
just had to tear down his defenses layer by layer. She lightly curled her
his skin.
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