The Returned Heiress Who Had It All (Cassia) novel Chapter 189

Chapter 189 Morning, Noon, and Night

Chapter 189 Morning, Noon, and Night

Cassia followed him over to take in the night view.

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“The smoke’s pretty strong. Wait until I’m done before you come over,” Draven said with a slight frown.

Cassia stared at the cigarette in Draven’s hand.

“Does it taste good?”

Without waiting for Draven to answer, Cassia added another comment.

“Smoking is bad for your health.”

“I know.” Draven held the cigarette without taking a drag, and he stood downwind.

Because Cassia was beside him, he didn’t want her breathing in secondhand smoke.

“Smoking is kind of like a mental crutch. It clears away stress and helps you forget things for a while.”

“That good?” Hearing Draven say that, Cassia suddenly became interested in the cigarette in his hand.

“Mind if I take a drag or two?”

Draven’s expression stiffened almost imperceptibly for a split second before vanishing. Then, right in front of Cassia, he stubbed out the cigarette and said with a straight face, “Smoking is bad for your health. It’s harmful to you and everyone around you.”

Cassia tilted her head and raised an eyebrow at Draven.

“Didn’t you just say smoking helps people forget their worries? Something about a mental crutch?”

Draven’s handsome brows drew together. “That was all nonsense.”

With that, he casually pulled the pack of cigarettes from his pocket and tossed the whole thing into the trash, lighter included.

“Starting now, I quit.”

Cassia glanced at the trash can.

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Those cigarettes probably weren’t cheap, were they?

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“Mr. Grey, you really do have money to burn! Those are limited–edition Grimoire Lights. Only a few thousand packs are made worldwide each year! You never gave me a single one when I asked, and now you just throw them all away,” Seven said as he dug through the trash can. “If you don’t want them, I do! And that lighter is an antique.”

Hearing Seven say that, Cassia looked mildly surprised.

She wasn’t surprised by how much money Draven had. She was surprised that Draven would quit smoking just like that, for her.

“I heard quitting smoking is really hard.”

Draven pulled his gaze away from Seven and furrowed his brows.

“It is. So I’d like to ask for your help keeping me accountable.”

“Would that even work?” Cassia continued, “Even if it did, I can’t watch

you 24/7.”

“You don’t need to watch me 24/7. Just check in on me morning, noon, and night, and I’ll be able to resist the urge.” Draven looked at Cassia through narrowed eyes. His tone was casual, but his gaze held emotions too deep to put into words.

Smooth!

Seven looked up at Draven and thought to himself, The day Draven finally brings Cassia home, I’m going to rub it in the faces of everyone who said he was an emotionless robot.

Someone who could pull off such a slick move, emotionless? Yeah, right!

When it came to wooing a woman, Seven didn’t respect anyone more than Draven right now.

It was almost 10 p.m., and it was time for them to head back.

Sterling didn’t want to leave. He gazed longingly at his room, his home.

“Can’t I … can’t I stay here now?” Sterling’s voice carried a hint of pleading and a touch of childish stubbornness.

He didn’t want to go. He didn’t want to go back to that orphanage.

It was the first time Cassia had ever heard Sterling voice his own wishes in front of others. Hearing him say that, she almost impulsively said, “Yes.”

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But in the end, reason won over impulse.

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“Not yet. It’s not time. But if you ever want to come, just tell me. I’ll bring you here whenever you want.”

Sterling touched the bay window, then lowered his head and followed behind Cassia.

His dejection looked exactly like a kid who had fallen in love with a toy at the store, only for his parents to refuse to buy it.

“Let’s go,” Cassia said to Sterling again before walking toward the exit.

“It’s late. Want to grab a late–night snack?” Draven suggested.

Cassia wouldn’t have minded eating together, but Sterling was still with her.

“It’s too late. Another time.” After saying that, Cassia left with Sterling.

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