Chapter 281

He focused back on the silky strands of hair in his hands. In fact, he didn't know what he was doing. And he couldn't take his hands off. The texture was good and the volume was right.

She also seemed to enjoy it. Because as his hands ran through the strands and he undid and redid the braids, her weight became heavy against him and she dozed off in his arms.

Kendrick adjusted Hailey to a comfortable position. And now that her face was in his full view, he had the full chance to study her features.

She appeared more at ease nowadays. Unlike in the past, her body seemed to radiate with positivity.

She'd been dealing with a lot. And he'd tried his best to make things work. Now that things were going in the right direction, had he been too strict in the past? Or was it because she'd been restless?

This docile part of her was still a revelation to him. And the more she showed it, the more he wanted her to reveal more.

He'd know of her worries and eliminate them. If she longed for peac