NovelTrueChapter 1381: After a beat, he spoke again. "Where did you go tonight?" "To see a friend." Corrine casually glanced at the small box on the table. "Someone I haven't seen in years. He broughta gift." She reached for the box and popped it open.
Nate watched her like a hawk. "What kind of friend?" "A doctor," Corrine replied, holding up the pill nestled inside. “Leif Mendoza. He's more into brewing poisons than curing the sick." The pill shimmered-a pristine white capsule. "He spent years developing this and sent it the moment he heard I was in Riverveille." Nate didn't say anything for a moment. He simply reached over, brushed a loose strand of hair behind her ear, and asked, almost lazily, "So he chere just for you?" Corrine paused, then answered plainly, "I didn't ask." She and Leif had talked about everything and nothing-reminisced, teased, laughed. That kind of question had felt... irrelevant.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtNate was lost in thought. Leif Mendoza was infamous for his strict patient code: he wouldn't treat those not dying, those he didn't like, or those he found morally rotten. Plenty Cursed him behind closed doors-but none dared say it to his face. Not when he was both a legendary doctor and a key figure in the Red Florganization. He had every right to be arrogant. He'd earned it.
And yet, despite his prestige, Leif had cto Riverveille-for Corrine.
Spent years on a single pill meant only for her.
Nate wasn't naive enough to believe his visit was entirely friendly.
galnovsbrings imagination alive "You spent the whole evening with him?" he asked.
Corrine shrugged. "We just chatted for a bit." A yawn caught her off guard, and she blinked away the sleep pooling in her eyes. "When are you flying back to Lyhaton?" Nate raised a brow, casting a leisurely glance at the bed behind her.
"There's no late flights tonight." In other words, he wasn't going anywhere.
They had been together for so long that they knew each other too well. Whole conversations passed between glances.
But Corrine only blinked, feigning innocence. "Then what are you going to do?"
Nate leaned in, eyes gleaming.
"Would you really letleave?" His hand slipped under her blouse, rough fingertips gliding along her spine with a slow, deliberate threat. "Your bed's big. Soft too. Can't you spare a corner fortonight?"
Corrine stiffened at the touch, her hand shooting down to stop his She smiled, radiant and unapologetic. "I suppose that's not impossible.... I just didn't want to ruin your sleep."
A warmer light softened Nate's gaze. He caught her chin gently between his fingers and brushed a kiss m against her lips. "I sleep better with you next to me." Without another word, he swept her into his arms and carried her toward the bathroom. Search the website on Google to access chapters of early and in the highest quality.
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