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Summer swallowed the lump in her throat and stood up. Looking at the untouched dishes on the table, which was now completely cold. She felt a wave of irony wash over her.
One by one, she picked them up and dumped them straight into the trash.
The next morning, Summer arrived at the design firm and walked straight into her office.
Merry blinked, then quickly followed, peeking her head through the doorway. “Summer, you look so exhausted. Did last night’s storm scare you?”
Summer slumped into her chair, rubbing her temples. I had a nightmare.
Truthfully, she had barely slept at all. She had tried to hypnotize herself into slumber, yet sleep had still abandoned her.
Merry gasped. “Oh no, that nightmare must’ve really done a number on you. Look at those dark circles. You’ve turned into a panda!”
Summer took out her compact mirror and glanced at her reflection. She jumped in fright. Her complexion was so pale she looked like a ghost drained of its essence.
She quickly reached for her foundation and carefully dabbed it onto her face.
She had several client meetings later. If she showed up looking like this, those discussions would probably end before they even started.
Aspira Design Institute’s biggest problem was the lack of clients and projects.
Although they had the opportunity to compete for the GloryPath Construction Project, nearly ten firms were bidding for it as well Winning was far from guaranteed.
For now, Sienna needed to focus on drafting designs, while Summer spent her time meeting potential clients, hoping to secure contracts and boost revenue.
For days, she threw herself into work, refusing to think about anything else.
Every night when she returned to Ravenshire Boulevard, Fraser was never there, but he would still send her a message whenever he was not coming back.
Every time she saw those words, she could only let out a bitter laugh.
She never asked where he was or what he was doing. Instead, she simply deleted the message and, on a whim, changed his
contact name to “Bastard.”
At the office, Merry had been pulling late nights alongside Summer.
After days of exhaustion, her face looked as dry and lifeless as preserved meat. She could not understand why her boss was suddenly so relentless. Almost as if she was trying to complete a year’s worth of work in a few days.
And as her assistant, Merry had no choice but to keep up.
At barely twenty years old, she was supposed to be in the prime of her youth. Yet after so many sleepless nights, she felt like she had aged to sixty.
That evening, she could not take it anymore.
“Summer, we’ve been visiting clients non–stop. You should really get some rest. Staying up late will affect our efficiency tomorrow Don’t you think
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Winght, let’s call it a day.”
Tipon returning to Ravenshire Boulevard, Summer realized her period lizard.
After taking a shower, she climbed into bed early.
Jun her sleep was restless. Half–dreaming, she curled up, pressing a land to heating toonach
When suddenly, a pair of warm and strong hands covered her abdomen.
Beatened through her skin, soothing the pain. Still half–asleep, she murmured in combrant nuncvely burrowed in die familiar embrace.
Busserhalen at the private hospital for the past few days. Only today had Maximus nailsinized, though ins conduit remained magile.
When rakennetumed home, the apartment was pitch dark.
Bemwned assuming Summer had not come back. But then, his sharp eyes caught sight of lengri temeatthe
The comesontislipslitted slightly.
Posting pentelhedroom door, he saw the blanket rising and falling with her breathing under the dim glowoda hatiy Higits.
Fraser marian webbrow steep before eleven? That’s early for her.”
Loosening his heitsiliinto the bathroom for a quick shower. When he returned to bed, he immediately something was diff
Swen bender Summersfromthead fe reached out, pressing a palm against her stomach. Her body instinctively leaner med
The warmth of his imelist and the weight of his hand felt too real.
Dazed. Sunner slowly openedieves hrough the laze. She saw his sharp jawline and his chiseled features.
Fraser was wearing a louseiyelizalimise, the fabric slipping open to reveal his toned abdomen. His body still carried ther fresh scent of a shower, lingung dampness clinging to his skin.
The sight of him exudes a lazy, ceftorliesseniitty,
Summer’s first reaction was to show him away. She scrambled toward the edge of the bed, frowning. “Why are you back ail of a suddent”
Fraser smirked at her exaggerated motion. What wenn you hiding someone else here? Why so flustered?”
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