Chapter 402 Bored Her To Sleep


    "I see." Sandra nodded.


    Once again, silence descended over the car. Sandra felt like pping herself. She always talked a


    lot, but now, she couldn''t think of anything to say. Why had her mind gone nk at such a critical


    moment? She racked her brains but couldn''t find anything to talk about.


    Finally, she asked, "Does the work keep you busy?"


    "Well,pared with my brother, my work is very easy." James gave him a light workload as he


    didn''t want his brother to be too tired or stressed out.


    "Oh, okay."


    Then, the car became quiet again.


    Just like this, there were multiple lulls in their conversation, with Sandra asking a question every


    now and then, and Cooper giving a brief reply. Fortunately, they soon arrived at his apartment.


    The first thing that Sandra noticed when she entered the apartment was howrge it was. The


    decor was minimal and dark-colored, which gave it an understatedly luxurious look. Strictly


    speaking, this was the first time that she hade to his house. Previously, she had run away after


    bringing breakfast to the door.


    As Sandra looked around, she noticed that the apartment was also very clean and tidy, like a newly-


    furnished house. She couldn''t help but feel ashamed. Compared to Cooper''s apartment, her own


    apartment looked like a pigsty.


    "The study is over there. You go ahead. I''m going to get a ss of water," Cooper said after


    changing his shoes.


    Withdrawing her curious gaze, Sandra nodded and walked in the direction he had pointed at.


    His study wasrge, about thirty square feet in size, and the bookshelf was lined with a variety of


    books.


    On the big wooden desk stood a photo frame. Without thinking, she picked it up and looked at it


    carefully.


    It was a photo of Cooper and James when they were young. It looked like it had been taken a long


    time ago.


    But it had to be said that both brothers had been just as handsome back then, if not more. There


    was no doubt that countless women would have drooled over them.


    "That photo of me and my brother was taken twelve years ago."


    The sudden voice from behind startled Sandra, causing her to jump and lose her grip on the photo


    frame.


    She let out a small cry and swung her hand to save it, but a hand shot forward and caught it faster


    than her.


    "I''m sorry. It was an ident." Sandra hastily grabbed the photo frame from his hand and looked at


    it carefully to see if it had been damaged.


    Looking at the frightened girl, Cooper chuckled and said, "It doesn''t matter. It''s my fault. I didn''t


    make any sound while approaching, so it''s no wonder you got scared."


    Sandra didn''t know what to say, so she just smiled gratefully at him. She was really touched by his


    warmth. He was so gentle and considerate.


    Cooper took the photo frame back and put it on the desk before handing her a ss of warm water.


    "I don''t have the habit of drinking beverages, so please make do with this."


    "No, no, it''s okay. I like drinking water, too. It''s healthy, ha-ha," Sandra answered with a guilty


    conscience. Her favorite thing to drink was juice. Her mother was always nagging at her to drink


    more water, because she hated it and usually wouldn''t touch it willingly.


    "That''s good," Cooper said, not seeing through her lie at all. Then, he opened her textbook and


    nced through it. "Do you want to study math today?"


    "Math? It''s my worst subject," Sandra admitted, shuffling her foot in embarrassment. She could not


    understand numbers at all, and she always received low scores in math tests.


    "Okay, don''t worry. Take a seat here."


    Cooper pulled an extra chair over to the desk, and sat next to her.


    He was sitting so close to her that their arms and thighs were almost touching, and she could smell


    the refreshing scent of mint on his body. She was so nervous that she almost forgot to breathe.


    This apartment was located in an upper-ss residential area, so there was no noise around. It was


    very quiet. Cooper''s voice seemed to be the only sound for miles around. He exined the


    concepts and math problems to Sandra in a warm and gentle voice.


    It was gettingte. Sandra quietly yawned several times, but she didn''t want to waste this rare


    opportunity that she had gotten to spend time with Cooper, so she fought her fatigue, trying her best


    to pay attention to his exnation of different math problems.


    But as time went by, her eyelids kept threatening to close. Soon, without realizing it, she was fast


    asleep with her head on the desk.


    Cooper, who had been immersed in his role as a tutor, did not realize that she had fallen asleep


    until he heard the sound of even breathing. He couldn''t help but find her cute. How could she fall


    asleep while studying?


    Could it be because the way he had exined the problems was too boring?


    After hesitating for a moment, he leaned in and said softly, "I''m sorry!"


    Then, he got up and lifted her horizontally with his arms. He was trying to adjust her position when


    her eyes rolled open.


    Sandra looked at him in confusion and murmured, "Cooper..."


    Why was Cooper holding her in his arms? Her eyes widened abruptly. She looked at his face, which


    was just inches away from hers, in a daze. She couldn''t tell whether this was really happening or if


    she was just dreaming.


    Cooper carried her all the way to a guest room before looking down at her face, only to find that her


    eyes were closed again.


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    She seemed to have dozed off again.


    He gently put her down on the bed and tucked her in.


    After making sure that she wasfortably asleep, he turned around and left the guest room,


    quietly closing the door behind him.


    In the darkness, the eyes of the girl who seemed to be fast asleep suddenly shot open. She took a


    few deep breaths to calm her beating heart.


    After waking up just now and realizing that she was being carried to the room by Cooper, she was


    afraid that he would put her down knowing she was awake, so she closed her eyes and pretended


    to be asleep again.


    Fortunately, he had carried her all the way to the bed and even tucked her in.


    Her heart was racing with so much excitement that she was wide awake for a while. It was only


    muchter that she finally drifted off to a peaceful sleep.


    At midnight, Maria received a message from Cooper saying, "Sandra is sleeping in the guest room


    next to my room."


    Her eyes widened in shock. The guest room next to his room? Did that mean Cooper had taken


    Sandra back to his apartment? But it was sote at night. Could something have happened


    between them? Maria didn''t feel embarrassed to get straight to the point with Cooper, so she asked,


    "You didn''t do anything to her, did you?"


    Although she wasn''t a judgmental person, she didn''t think it was appropriate for Sandra and Cooper


    to have sex with each other so soon. Of course, she knew that Cooper wasn''t the kind of person to


    take things so easily.


    When Cooper read her message, he was at a loss as to whether tough or cry. "No. She fell


    asleep while I was tutoring her." "Wow, you must have bored her to sleep." "I think so, too." It


    seemed that he was not cut out to be a lecturer.


    In her bedroom, Maria took off the face mask on her face and replied, "Go to bed early. Take good


    care of her. Good night."


    "Good night, Maria."


    On the day that Rosa was discharged from the hospital, the doctor specially reminded her, "Mrs.


    Zheng, your liver seems to be in a bad condition. You should be careful."


    "My liver?" Rosa couldn''t believe her ears.


    "Yes. Being angry will harm your liver. If you lose your temper often, it will do great harm to your


    liver, which will lead to all kinds of medical conditions like hepatitis, stroke, anemia, and heart


    problems. Your health condition is already concerning, so you should pay more attention to it in the


    future." He had seen Rosa and Colby quarreling at the hospital several times in the past.


    Obviously, Rosa was distressed to hear this.


    She had already been hospitalized too many times recently. First, a fish bone had gotten stuck in


    her throat and had been dangerously close to pricking her aorta. Then, her hands and feet had


    been wounded by broken ss. Now, there was something wrong with her liver.


    To her relief, Colby came to pick her up from the hospital in person.


    After getting into the car, the first thing Rosa said was, "When are you going to do something to


    Maria?" She was afraid that at this rate, she would die at Maria''s hands one of these days.


    Colby, who was looking at his phone, answered without raising his head, "Soon, in the next few


    days. James and Norman are both not in H City. It''s the best time to strike."


    "Have you thought of a n?"


    "Yes." Colby put away his phone and looked at her. "Do you know how Ronald was put into prison?"