Adam nced at Benjamin. “Get some rest for now. We’ll discuss everything tomorrow,”

Both Celine and Benjamin needed time to recover before any further discussions.

With Adam present, Benjamin felt a sense of reassurance. He nodded. “Alright.”

Adam carried Celine out Cassidy, who had been waiting outside, hurried forward “Adam, is your sister alright?”

“My sister bhas /ba high fever. Ms. Cassidy, could you help us by arranging a room?

Faced with Adam’s noble and striking appearance, Cassidy, who admired handsome men, couldn’t refuse. She immediately used her position as the vige chief’s daughter to secure ba /bclean room for him.

Adan gentlyid Celine on the bed. Her entire body was cold, and sweat dampened her forehead, Soft strands of hair clung to her pale skin, emphasizing her fragility

Adam reached out and carefully brushed her bags aside,

“Adam?” Cassidy’s voice broke the silence.

Only then did Adam remember that she was still in the room. He straightened and asked, “Ms. bCassidy/b, do you have a brother?”

Cassidy nodded. “Yes, my brother is Wyatt Lawson. He’s of marriageable age. Any woman in the vige would marry him in a heartbeat, but he has high standards and hasn’t found anyone he likes.”

Adam’s lips curved into a cold, faint smile. Wyatt’s standards were indeed bhigh/b. After all, he had chosen Celine. But how many Celine were there in the

world?

Cassidy’s gaze softened as she looked at Adam. “I’m of marriageable age too, but I don’t like any of the men here. My father keeps pressuring me to marry, Adam, what do you think I should do?”

Her intentions were obvious. Ironically, both siblings, Wyatt and Cassidy, had set their sights on Celine and Adam, respectively.

“Ms. Cassidy, I’ll be meeting with the vige chief tomorrow.

“Really?” Cassidy’s eyes lit up

She thought Adam had understood her hints and intended to propose to her father.

Adam bknew /bexactly bwhat /bshe meant. Her intentions were transparent, but he didn’t expose her. Instead, he said, “My sister and bI /bbneed /bto rest. Ms. Cassidy, could you please leave us for now?”

Cassidy left cheerfully and even closed the door behind her.

However, as soon

bas /bsoon as she stepped outside, a sudden thought struck her. There was only one bed in that room. How would they manage? bWere /bthey going to share it?

Inside the room, silence settled once more.

Celine shavered violently. “So cold. I’m so cold…

Adam raised his hand and unbuttoned his coat, slipping off the heavy ck outeryer before sliding under the nket.

Celine instinctively sensed the warmth approaching and shifted over, curling up against him like a small, trembling bird.

Adam reached out and wrapped his arms around her. Given the crude conditions, sharing body heat was the only way to keep warm,

Her fragile frame pressed against him, sending a wave of tension through his body. It had been so long since he had held her like this

Since their divorce, the distance between them ad grown. They had be strangers. But on sleepless nights, his bmind /bhad often drifted back to her.

Still stavering, Celine burrowed closer bas /bher small hand slipped under his shirt through the open corb, /bseeking warmth.

uscr, bhis /bdefined abs radiating heat like a furnace.

Adan lelt her hand moving across his bskin/bb. /bShe was too hasty. A bfalist /bpop sounded as one of his shirt buttons snapped off.

His Adam’s apple Bobbed as he swallowed. He gently pressed down on her small hand. “Celine, slow down. I don’t have ba /bspare shirt here,”

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