Chapter 394
“Don’t move around-careful with your injury.” Khloe strode purposefully through the crowd and quickly settled beside him.
“Why didn’t you say you were back?” Nick’s voice softened unexpectedly.
He brushed off Lenny’s support with a wave of his hand, removed his glasses, and reached out, running his fingers over her cheek and through her hair with a practiced tenderness.
The change in his expression was so sudden, so utterly oblivious to anyone else, that those around them didn’t know where to look. Eyes flicked left and right, at the floor, at the ceiling, before finally sneaking glances at the two of them.
So, the rumors about Nick being a doting husband were true.
No one had imagined that a man who seemed so cold and detached, seemingly devoid of emotion, could also possess such a gentle side.
The oppressive tension that had hung in the air moments ago seemed to vanish entirely, replaced by a heady, almost suffocating sweetness.
Despite the worry etched across her face, Khloe still spoke with a hint of playful reproach. “Weren’t you supposed to be resting? Who allowed you to hold a meeting at home?”
Her voice was low as she leaned close to his ear, careful to give him face in front of all these people.
But Nick didn’t seem to care. “I’m resting. Looking at the data isn’t hard work.”
“Who says? Your face looked completely dark just now,” Khloe whispered.
“That wasn’t because of the data.”
Seeing that she still wasn’t leaning close enough, Nick suddenly drew nearer, his nose brushing hers. He slid a hand behind her head and pressed a gentle kiss to her lips.
“It’s because you didn’t tell me where you were.”
“I…” Khloe’s cheeks flushed. With so many eyes on them, she curled her palm against his chest. “I was just eager to get back to see you.”
She had indeed taken a call on the way, and forgotten to reply-but hearing her say this made Nick’s gaze darken and soften all at once, like sunlight glinting over rippling waves.


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