Chapter 1323


    Chapter 1323


    Ste turned to see Marshall smiling at her in the water not too far away. He wore a short-sleeved


    swimsuit, no longer concealing his scarred arms that he used to keep hidden under long sleeves.


    The sudden change surprised Ste. She had always seen Marshall as someone who was a bit


    reserved. ‘It must have taken a lot of determination to make such change,’ she thought.


    Ste was not one to hold back her praise, so she gave him a thumbs-up and said, “Looking dashing,


    Mr. Moore!”


    Seemingly a bit shy, Marshall looked down, and his ears turned red.


    Keegan’s eyes twitched upon seeing that. ‘Why the hell is he blushing?!’ He pushed Ste’s raised


    thumb back into the water and said, “I’m not done learning yet!”


    His reaction left Ste at a loss for words. “You’re never gonna learn how to swim if you don’t get your


    breathing right, ” she said.


    “The water keeps getting into my ears. It’s ufortable,” Keegan pouted.


    “Then… You can just float around with your mingo,” Ste said as she let go of him.


    After that, she dove into the water and swam a few feet


    away. When she resurfaced, she nced back at Keegan with a smile and mouthed a few words


    before diving back down.


    Marshall could see how exasperated Keegan was and focused his ‘Nice bird,” hemented before


    swimming after Ste.


    Keegan was not happy. He red at the pink mingo and had an irrational desire to strangle it.


    Ste was a good swimmer. She switched between freestyle, breaststroke, and backstroke effortlessly,


    maintaining a steady pace.


    Meanwhile, Marshall trailed not too far behind.


    Ste finally stopped afterpleting twops around the pool. It had been a while since shest


    swam; it was more tiring than anticipated. She might have considered giving up after the firstp if


    Marshall had not been behind her.


    Resting her arms on the pool’s edge, she caught her breath and steadied herself. She then stole a


    nce at Marshall, who appeared unfazed.


    “Don’t breathe through your mouth, and remember to take slow breaths,” he advised. To Marshall,


    thoseps were as easy as walking a few steps.


    After a while, Ste’s breathing began to stabilize. Impressed, she said, “Your stamina is quite


    impressive, Mr.


    Moore.”


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    Marshall chuckled and said, “Back when I was abroad, I participated in swimming marathons. I trained


    extensively during that time. I guess it’s just muscle memory.”


    Ste was shocked to hear that. ‘I didn’t know he was a professional,’ she thought.


    “I saw the attorney profiles at your firm before, and it says that you’re into skydiving and scuba diving.


    You’re quite the thrill-seeker. Is it safe to do these extreme sports?”


    “It can be dangerous when doing those activities, but with proper precautions, the rush of the


    experience often outweighs those risks. Plus, exercising is a great way to release built-up stress,”


    Marshall exined.


    Keegan also often exercised to dpress.


    Ste pondered for a moment and asked, “Mr. Moore, you and Keegan grew up together. Was he


    always this afraid of going into the water?”


    Marshall seemed somewhat surprised upon hearing that.” He never told you?”


    “Told me what?”


    “He had a near-drowning experience as a kid.”


    Ste was taken aback. ‘Keegan has never shared this incident with me before. But then again, I hadn’t


    explicitly asked him about it either. I guess I can’t me that guy since he only reveals things when


    prodded.’