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Chapter 780 Who’s the Cruel One

It was now or never. She had to do this right now. It was her only chance.

She reached out toward him under a casual pretense, when Javier suddenly opened his eyes. He met hers directly.

Iseult felt fear surging into her bloodstream. She had not expected him to open his eyes at that moment, which was why the suddenness of it all chilled her. It felt as though the thoughts in her head were clear to him—a possibility that made her shudder.

What he said surprised her, though.

“Hey, now. You need to sleep under the covers. The night’s windy and cold. Goodnight.”

He turned his back to her before falling back into a slumber as though he trusted her not to stab him in the back.

Iseult was so baffled that she suddenly did not know what to do next. What he’d said had been very unremarkable and quotidian, and yet for some reason, it made her feel warm and fuzzy inside. She had not been subjected to that sort of care for at least…well, 20-odd years. Since the day she had been abandoned
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