The Real Heiress's New Family Adored By All novel Chapter 252

Chapter 252 Counting His Abs.

Zora licked her lips, dying to touch his waist. “Leighton…”

She turned her head and held up the strawberry to feed him.

“Hmm?” Leighton lowered his head and bit the strawberry, his gaze falling on her.

She had taken off her makeup, revealing her smooth skin. Her lips were soft and pink, glistening with a little strawberry juice.

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Lately, whenever she wanted something from him, she would sweeten him up like this first.

He knew she was up to something.

Sure enough, she spoke up the next second.

“Can I… touch your waist?”

Zora bit her pink lower lip and looked at him boldly and openly.

His waist looked so good. She wondered what it felt like to the touch.

It must feel nice.

She had hugged him once before, but she hadn’t gotten the chance to feel his waist properly.

Leighton froze for a second at her question.

She always said the most unexpected things out of nowhere.

He looked down at Zora with his gentle eyes. His clear gaze reflected her eager, earnest expression, warm and pure with no hidden intentions.

She was genuinely asking for permission, nothing more, nothing less.

“Why?” Leighton’s voice was soft and lazy, not refusing her right away.

He wanted to know what she was thinking.

Zora said, “Because your waist looks really nice and soft to touch.”

“What if I say no?” Leighton smiled faintly.

“Then I won’t touch it.” Zora didn’t push him. She had only asked on a whim.

She thought his waist looked good, so she decided to test the waters and ask.

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If he didn’t want her to, she would never force him.

“Go ahead.”

Leighton raised his brows and let out a quiet laugh at how easily she backed down.

She

gave up so quickly without even trying to act cute to get her way.

She had zero persistence.

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He was glad she had met him. If it were anyone else, she would never get anything she wanted.

“Huh? You’re letting me?” Zora’s eyes lit up with joy.

Leighton said, “When have I ever said no to anything you asked for?”

Zora froze for a moment. She guessed he was right. He had never turned her down.

Leighton almost never refused her requests. She was extremely curious about the world around her. If people stopped her from trying things, she would only want to do them more, and she might end up going down the wrong path.

So within safe limits, Leighton always granted all her wishes.

Once she saw and experienced things for herself, her curiosity would fade. It was the best way to keep her safe.

Protecting someone didn’t mean locking all dangers away from them and stopping them from seeing the world.

It meant letting them understand what danger was, learning what was right and wrong, and figuring out what they could and couldn’t do.

It was about guiding them to grow on their own.

“I’m gonna touch it now, okay?” Zora put down the strawberry and waited for his confirmation.

Leighton said, “Mhm.”

“Can you take off your jacket?” Zora asked.

The jacket was in the way. She couldn’t feel it properly through the fabric.

“Heh. Do you want me to take off my shirt too?”

Leighton chuckled at her pushing her luck, but his hands moved quickly, unbuttoning his jacket and slipping it off.

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“No way. Then you’d be shirtless.” Zora shook her head.

Her mentor once told her never to look at a man without clothes. It was an eyesore.

She kept that thought to herself. She didn’t want to upset this pretty man in front of her.

Leighton’s smile deepened. So she did know a little about boundaries between men and

women.

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“This feels hard.”

Zora placed her hands on Leighton’s waist. He wore a high-quality black shirt with smooth, soft fabric. Her delicate fingers rested against the dark material, creating a sharp, striking contrast between black and white.

She stared at him curiously.

There were firm, rigid ridges on his stomach. She couldn’t help but poke them twice.

“They’re called abs.” Leighton was utterly helpless with her.

She looked smart sometimes, but other times she was so innocent she knew nothing at all.

He wondered how Asher had raised her. She had almost no clear sense of boundaries between men and women. It was a good thing she had met him. Anyone else would have tricked her completely.

“Abs?” Zora had heard Hallie talk about them before.

“Hallie said a good man has to have eight abs. How many do you have?”

“Want to count them yourself?”

Leighton looked at her with a smile.

“Okay.” Zora really started touching and counting them with her hands.

Leighton instantly regretted his words.

He looked down at Zora pressing her hands against his waist. Her fair face was tilted down, her long eyelashes hanging gently. He could feel her focused, warm gaze fixed on his stomach.

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