Chapter 457 Holding a Grudge

Lydia had taken the time to secretly learn some massage techniques, intending to help ease his fatigue. However, now, as she looked at the once familiar figure before her, standing in the most familiar posture, her heart was filled with bitterness. She couldn't understand how things between them had come to this point, but it seemed there was no way to turn back.

They had become strangers, unable to return to the intimacy and sweetness of the past. Life felt bleak, yet there was nothing she could do.

Lydia sat down on the edge of the bed with practiced ease and began massaging his shoulders. The firm muscles under her hands gradually relaxed, but her own thoughts were in turmoil.

As her warm hands worked busily on his back, Lambert's heart raced, pounding steadily in his chest. The places she touched felt like they were on fire, the heat within him building bit by bit.

Uncomfortably, he shifted his body, feeling embarrassed by his reaction. Trying to cover it up, he cleared his throat