Chapter 12
Talia quickly pulled her hand back, straightening up. “1 live next door,” she said, trying to stay calm. “I heard your dog freaking out, so I came over to help”
*Rescuing someone requires squeezing their chest muscles?” Edgar’s deep, magnetic voice carried a note of disbelief.
Talia’s face turned bright red. She was so embarrassed and didn’t know how to explain
Rolly, noncing she was getting up, immediately jumped back onto her back.
into his
“Ow!” Losing her halance, Talia collided with him even harder than before, her body and chest slarning into
“Ugh.” She winced in pain, looking up. Their faces were inches apan, their breaths tangled in the air between them.
Talia blinked awkwardly, flailing to push herself up. But of course, her hand landed right back on his firm chest.
Talia said, “As you can see…
Edgar said, S
Sorry.”
A flash of helplessness crossed Edgar’s handsome face as he sighed softy. He reached out to steady her, gently pulling her upright, and then released her.
His gaze turned to the goklen retriever, which was happily wagging his tail, tongue nut. His tone grew stern. “Holly, sit”.
“Woof” Rolly, clearly expecting praise, whined in disappointment and slumped down on the floor. He thought, I have been so good, and yet my owner scolds me
“Thank you for saving me “Edgar’s gaze softened as he looked at Talia Il transfer the 150 million dollars to you as soon as possible. And as for the contract marriage, it’s off”
strings attached, she felt a sense of rebel
Talia thought, “Off” Talla was a little surprised. But without any strings actar
“That’s good” She exhaled, a look of conteniment crossing her face, and didn’t bother to press for more details.
Edgar’s icy blue eyes flickered for a moment, and the tension in his brow faded.
Her happiness was a stark contrast to the rumori.
“Now that you’re okay, I’ll head back.” Talia said, feeling lighthearted as she stood up and started walking toward the balcony
“What are you doing?”
“I’m going home… Talia was about to step over the railing
“The stairs are over there. Edgar glanced at the stairs with a conflicted expression.
“Oh.” Talia’s face burned with embarrassment. She thought, Does he think I like climbing over walls and balconies” At that moment, she just wanted to vanish into thin air
She picked up the pace and headed for the stairs. As she passed the kitchen, a mouthwatering aroma hit her, and her stomach instantly growled in
response.
To make matters worse, her stomach gave an even louder, more embarrassing growl.
Talia’s pale face turned bright red. She quickly pressed her hand to her stomach, but it was no use–her stomach growled again, even louder this
rriving at the Wells family. She’d been too busy transcribing the ancient texts, and now she was dizzy from
She hadn’t eaten a single bite since arriving at hunger
Earlier, while treating Edgar, she’d almost passed out from low blood sugar. She thought, “Why is this happening now?
Edgar’s restrained laughter echoed from belund her, “Suy for dinner.”
Talia turned around and met his gaze, awkwardness and embarrassment written all over her face. She just wanted to disappear. *Consider it repayment for saving my life. I’m not going to give you another 130 million dollars, Edgar said.
“Ichidn’t want you to
to pay me.” Talia quickly defended herself, but Edgar had already walked into the kitchen
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“I don’t like owing people. Help me wash the vegetables,”
“Oh.
For some reason, she found herself trailing behind him into the kitchen, quietly helping out like a little shadow. It was strange, especially since, in her previous life, she’d hated the quiet lonely atmosphere of the kitchen.
Edgar slowly rolled up his sleeves, his long fingers expertly grasping the ingredient. Every move
movement was
ent was fluid, almost graceful.
The warm glow of the setting sun filtered through the window, casting a soft light on him and filling the room with a cozy, homely warmth. Even her heart seemed to soften in the presence of such domestic tranquility.
“I didn’t expect Mr. Binder to be such a good cook,” Talia couldn’t help but say, genuinely impressed.
