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2024-10-29 19:42:56Lying on a sofa, a man with his clothes creased was still sound asleep. His head rested on a soft pillow and he had a blanket over him.
Despite his disheveled hair, he maintained to look handsome, like he always did. It was as if he never went tipsy the night before.
Christopher's brows twitched. He swore he could feel something soft and small, caressing his face. He sensed the sunlight seeping through his eye-lips and that urged him to get up.
He grunted as he opened his eyes and the first thing he saw was a toddler with caramel hair and green orbs, patting on his cheeks.
The baby was blabbering cute words, but while it sounded adorable, he could not understand a thing.
Christopher had a stabbing headache, but the baby's gibberish talking was enough to ease his discomfort. He fixed his posture and removed the blanket over him to say, "Good morning, Katie."
"Oh, my God, Katie! What on earth are you doing there?
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