as getting

with confusion a

ally leave her alone? That thoug

tion-just her mother's hospital bills were sky-high, and she knew she couldn't manage them on her

tared at his striking yet menacing face, she noticed the redness rimming his eyes and

forced smile and said stiffly, "

l and perfectly composed as an imp

e gritted his teeth and s

, making Brynn's

ning her, but the more she resisted, the

ulations

never l

hu

loody bite marks on her lovely collar

, Brynn shot him a look of p

e to hers, his breath hot on her skin. "Do

s together, silent,

intensified h

time he stopped, Brynn, feverish and exhausted, felt

g at her. Silently, he turned a

led the room, Brynn knew

o matter the hour, she would hurriedly dre

were treading on clouds as she stood. By the time Lawrence emer

at her wit

t her back to him and

oured himself a glass of wa

daged left hand, with bl

, seized her wrist and asked in a cold

free her hand. "I w

o respond when his p

turned away, an

o bed..." His tone was soft, almost tender. It appeared he

ent to head for the door, but just as she reached it, L

attempt to leave, his e

es when she heard him call out ca

? Yo

n turned around, her cheeks flushing a

pretend to be coy? It's not l

ot only s

nn, deepening the r

at her downcast face. "Miss Gibson, you are quite

ha

in confusion, not full

*

r VIP ward of

this hospital, she didn't know there we

rightened..." The woman's voice was tender and slight

r, her long hair shielding her fa

rought someone to keep you company," Lawrenc

he girl's youthful appearance, reminiscent of a ripe, enticing peach. Since her arrival

d curiosity, but she smiled and inquired,

pany," Lawrence answered nonchalantly,

then gathered her co

s Sc

y raised

t but was surprised when she recognized

voice steady as her right hand

d up, his smile widening.

princess of the Gibson family, always seen as the perfect daughter by all parents! Oh, because of her, I e

nisced, though her gaze re

inancial fraudster, had seen h

own, his smile su

are of that, i

here are you staying these days? I heard they auctioned off

r tongue to use the pain to dis

recognize her mistake. "Oh, I'm sorry, I go

erned look. "Lawrence, did I

rushing her hair back gently. "No,

ightened at his

d you bring

spital staff, so I mad

ten to their conversation, empt

!" She clung to his arm, briefly pouting before looking over at Br

ly, his voice cold. "