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    Did he just pass out right after kissing me? There was still a lingering warmth on her


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    slightly swollen lips, but ric, who had been kissing her passionately,y unconscious


    on the couch. Victoria narrowed her eyes as she observed his handsome face. She


    couldn’t believe that he would copse right after she gave him a gentle push.


    With that, Victoria extended her hand and gently patted his cheek. “Stop pretending


    and get up,” she urged. However, there was no response from him which concerned


    her. She touched his forehead and realized that he was running a fever again. She


    couldn’t help but wonder if the intensity of their previous kiss had worsened his


    condition…


    Reflecting on how passionate he was earlier, Victoria couldn’t help but imagine what


    might have followed if he hadn’t suddenly fainted. She might have beenpletely


    consumed by him tonight, and as she lightly bit her lower lip, a sense of regret came


    upon her. How could she allow herself to surrender to such desires?


    Suddenly, she thought about Summer asking her if she still had feelings for ric, and


    there was a dramatic change in Victoria’s expression. Do I still like him as Summer has


    said? Victoria’s face instantly turned grim at the thought of it.


    “Mr. Night, Mr. Night!” The next day, ric woke up to the sound of a child’s voice. As


    he opened his eyes, he was greeted by a small figure in front of him. Nicole was


    pushing and shoving him with all her might.


    Seeing him wake up, she smiled. “Mr. Night, you’re finally awake.”


    Originally, ric woke up with a splitting headache and a bad mood, but after seeing


    the little girl’s smile and hearing her soft voice, it had somewhat dissipated.


    A faint smile appeared at the corners of his lips as he reached out and touched Nicole’s


    head before saying softly, “Yeah, I’m awake.” With that, he propped himself up with his


    hand and saw Nathan sitting across from him. He pinched his forehead, then looked


    outside while asking, “Where is your mommy?”


    Hearing that, Nicole immediately replied, “Mommy went downstairs to buy breakfast.”


    “Downstairs?”


    “Yeah, she went out a few minutes before you woke up, Mr. Night.” ric nced at the


    time and noticed that it was still early.


    Meanwhile, Nicole looked at him curiously with her head tilted while asking, “Mr. Night,


    why did you sleep over at our housest night? Are you going to marry Mommy?”


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    ric and Nathan were speechless as neither of them expected Nicole toe up


    with such a surprising question.


    After a moment, ric chuckled softly. “Marriage? I would like that. If possible, could


    you help me persuade your mommy?”


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    Suddenly, Nathan, who had been sitting still, rushed over and covered Nicole’s mouth


    before interrupting, “Mr. Night, Nicole and I have something to do, so we shall return to


    our room.”


    “Nathan…”


    “Let’s go.” Although Nicole didn’t know what was going on, she ced her trust in her


    brother whom she usually spent time with. He quickly took her away, and ric was left.


    alone in the living room. As he watched them leave, he pursed his lips and let out a


    silent sigh. It seemed like Nathan was still cautious around him.


    He could clearly sense Nathan’s heightened guard against him since Victoria’s injury.


    Fortunately, her injury wasn’t severe. When he visited herst night, he noticed that her


    forehead appeared better, which indicated there wouldn’t be furtherplications. As


    ric reflected on the events ofst night, he couldn’t help but recall certain


    ambiguous scenes.


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    He wasn’t in a clear state of mind throughout the night. Whether it was when the drug.


    took effect or after it subsided, his memories ofst night seemed hazy now. Only


    specific moments remained vivid in his mind, such as when Victoria initially locked him.


    out, only toter open the door and let him in. He also remembered how he refused to


    ept the nket when she offered him the one from her bed.


    Not only that, the scene where he trembled as he kissed her forehead, as well as the


    scene where they became entangled in a passionate embrace and shared an intense.


    kiss. These images continuously appeared and spun in ric’s mind, gradually igniting


    warmth in his heart. As he was lost in his thoughts, he slowly lifted his hand and


    touched his lips.


    Following that, his lips curled upward. Last night, he could feel that she was


    reciprocating his kisses. In other words, she doesn’t dislike me that much, right? Just


    thinking about it made him feel much better. The previous headache and difort in


    his chest had vanished, and ric felt much better.


    Victoria… Snowball…


    ric had made up his mind earlier that as long as she showed even the slightest hint


    of affection, he would never let go. Now, it had happened; he could truly sense it from


    her. Despite feeling physically weak after the effects of the medicine wore off and


    experiencing some difort from the cold water, ric coughed a few times as he


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    sat up. However, when he reminisced about what happenedst night, his heart


    fluttered while all the physical difort melted away.


    It was at this moment that ric truly realized that his feelings for Victoria were


    genuine, romantic feelings. He should have realized it sooner, but he hadn’t been able


    to differentiate it in the past.


    They had grown up together since childhood, and he had grown ustomed to sharing


    Victoria’s joys and sorrows as if they were his own. When she was happy, he would


    liked as if they were his own preferences and give them to her.


    Outsiders would oftenment on their close rtionship, specting, “The young


    master of the Cadogan Family and the little girl from the Selwyn Family seem incredibly


    close. Could it be that he treats her like a sister?”


    “I heard that Mrs. Cadogan wanted to have another daughter back then, but her poor


    health didn’t permit that, and she couldn’t conceiveter on. The Cadogans and


    Selwyns have a good rtionship, and the girl’s mother passed away when she was


    young, which is why they treat the little girl from the Selwyn Family as their own.


    daughter.”


    At that time, ric also overheard suchments. When he first heard the word


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    ‘sister‘, he felt somewhat ufortable. Who would treat her as a sister? However, he


    then considered that since she was younger than him, shouldn’t he treat her as a


    sister?


    The young ric grew increasingly confused over time, especially after the incident


    with udia. If only he had realized it sooner, perhaps none of these circumstances


    would have happened, and he and Victoria wouldn’t have been separated for years.


    As ric was lost in his thoughts, he heard a noise from outside and immediately got


    up before heading toward the entrance. Just as he walked over, he saw Victoria


    walking in with two bags, and she seemed surprised when she saw him. “Are you


    awake already?” she asked.


    “Yes,” ric replied and moved closer to take the bags from her hands. However,


    Victoria instinctively took a step back and opened the door.


    “Now that you’re fine, you can go back. I won’t ask you to have breakfast with us,” she


    said while standing by the door, seemingly eager for him to leave. Hearing that, ric


    paused for a moment, then walked past her. She thought he was going to oblige and


    leave, but to her surprise, he walked over and directly closed the door with his


    outstretched hand.


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