Chapter 1696
Mark grasped his phone, which remained on silent, its screen shing incessantly.
Instead of immediately answering, he nced towards the study’s door, through which Cecilia had
disappeared.
A lump formed in Mark’s throat.
He then pressed the answer button and Laura’s voice came through.
The young girl sounded a bit uneasy.
Mark lit a cigarette and held it delicately between his fingers. He asked softly, “It’ste. Why aren’t you
asleep?”
Laura replied quietly, “I’m scared.”
Mark felt a surge of sympathy for the child.
Cathy had given birth to Laura and entrusted her care to a babysitter.
Now, she found herself in an unfamiliar environment, a harsh situation for a child.
After offering someforting words to Laura, Mark requested that she pass the phone to Paul’s
parents where he talked with them for a while.
Only then did Paul’s parents learn that Laura was having trouble falling asleep at night.
They assured Mark that they would take good care of her.
As Laura bid Mark good night, a sense of sorrow weighed heavily on her. She had been deprived of a
family’s warmth since childhood and now couldn’t often see Mark, who gave her
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He extinguished his cigarette and returned to the bedroom.
Sure enough, Cecilia was still awake.
Her long, ck hair cascaded over her shoulders like a waterfall, making her look striking as she
leaned against the headboard.
Mark ced his phone on the nightstand.
He leaned in to kiss her tenderly on the lips, noting that they felt slightly dry.
He asked softly, “Don’t you have work tomorrow morning? If you don’t get some sleep, how will you
manage during the day?”
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Cecilia didn’t resist, and instead, nestled closer to him, resting her head on his chest.
They stayed that way for a long time until his shirt became damp and ufortable.