Chapter 632 Yes, I Heard You Breathing

    In that moment, the flush on her face spread all the way to her ears.

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    Especially when Victor stood up, that teasing glint in his eyes made Tessa’s brain go nk, like her thoughts had just exploded into static. iNo/ii, /iwait, wasn’t he ialways /icold and iascetic /iibefore/ii? /iiYes/i, just one nce from those eyes used ito /iibe /iienough /iito /iifreeze /iiyou /iiin /ice. iThey /iiwere /iipiercing /iiand /iiserious/i.

    That was the Victor Tessa had known, dangerous, stoic, straightced…

    He always gave off the vibe of someonepletely devoid of emotion. Everyone around him thought either his body had some kind of issue or he was just extremely indifferent to that kind of thing, no interest whatsoever.

    And yet this same upright, proper man-

    Suddenly leaned in close and whispered “wash up…” into her ear.

    Tessa sat frozen in her chair for a long, long time.

    By the time she snapped out of it, Victor was already gone.

    And her face–well, it was redder than ever.

    When Lewis and Ss walked in, that’s exactly what they saw.

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    Lewis couldn’t helpmenting, “Whoa, someone looks like they’re lovestruck-”

    Before he could finish, Ss smacked him on the back of the head with a loud ismack/i. It wasn’t light, either.

    The hit shut Lewis up immediately.

    He yelped. “What was that for?”

    “I already told you, if you say anything out of line this afternoon, you’ll deal with the consequences.”

    Lewis’s mouth just didn’t know when to quit.

    Ss had once suggested giving him to Eddie, but who knew what the boss was thinking; he hadn’t agreed.

    Apparently, Victor was the only one who could tolerate Lewis.

    If he’d had any other boss, he would’ve been shot a dozen times by now.

    Lewis mumbled, “I didn’t even say anything.”

    He sounded meek and a little guilty.

    Ss shot him a re–sharp and full of warning. “How long’s it even been since your mouth got torn up?”

    Lewis was stunned.

    As soon as “torn mouth” was mentioned, his expression froze for a second.

    Then he muttered, “Still hasn’t stopped swelling.”

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    “Exactly,” Ss snapped. “Still hasn’t gone down.”

    And here he was, talking nonsense again.

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    Ss shot Lewis another re–one full of disappointment and disapproval, like he’d given bup /ball hope.

    Tessa, having heard Lewis say she looked lovestruck, didn’t look too happy either.

    She and Ss both red at him.

    After scolding Lewis, Ss turned respectfully toward Tessa. “Tessa.”

    Ss made Tessa’s cheeks flush even deeper.

    That night when Victor had been with her, Ss and Lewis had gone back to the vi to grab some things; they must’ve heard everything.

    Which meant, now, practically everyone around Victor called her “sister–inw.”

    Everyone except Lewis, of course–he still loved to call her “Miss Pancake.”

    Every time he used that nickname, Tessa had to fight the urge to rip his mouth apart.

    She remained polite enough with Ss and gave a quiet “mm.”

    As for Lewis, he didn’t deserve any

    niceties.

    Ss said, “Boss wants Lewis to stay here with you this afternoon.”

    Tessa blinked. “What?b” /b

    No, iplease /iino/ii… /i

    Lewis’s mouth was too much–always running, and always saying the most inappropriate things.

    He had an overactive imagination too; loved to overanalyze.

    Thest time they spent just a few minutes together, he’d already used her of being an Ashen Pact spy.

    If they spent an entire afternoon together, he might just use her of being some kind of international

    secret agent.

    In short, she did inot /iwant to be around him.

    Ss nodded. “Yes. The situation’s a little unstable right now. You need someone close by.”

    Tessa replied, “But it’s safe here.”

    Last night, Victor’s people hadn’t even needed to do much. Just the traps and security systems alone had nearly crippled the intruders.

    One of those twin sisters had been seriously injured.

    Ss said, “Still better to have someone with you. That’s the boss’s order.”

    As soon as she heard it was Victor’s decision, Tessa knew there was no changing iti. /iiStill/ii, /ibicouldn’t /i/bithey /ibisend /i/b

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    isomeone /ielse? iWhy /idid it have to be Lewis?

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    Once Ss had finished arranging everything, he gave Lewis several warning res, then went to the study to grab something and left.

    Now it was just Lewis and Tessa.

    Tessa quietly ate her food,pletely ignoring him.

    Lewis sat across from her, staring like a hawk–eyes locked on her, unblinking.

    Tessa snapped, “Can you inot /istare at me like that?”

    “Nope,” Lewis replied.

    Tessa went quiet. This iblockhead/ii… /i

    Lewis said, “After what happenedst night, the boss said I can’t leave your side.”

    “How close are we talking here?” Tessa asked.

    She still hadn’t fully recovered from her cold. After eating, she nned to nap for a bit.

    “Like, follow–you–everywhere close,” Lewis replied.

    Tessa went quiet. iFollow /iime /iieverywhere/ii? /iiWait/ii… /i

    “What about when I’m sleeping?” she asked.

    Lewis replied, “Still gotta watch you.”

    Tessa was stunned. iHow /iiam /iiI /iisupposed /iito /iisleep /ilike ithat/i? And what iif /iiI /iineeded /iito /iigo /iito /iithe /iibathroom/i? iWas /iLewis nning ito /iifollow /iime /iiin /iithere /itoo?

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