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Seeing Damon’s lips slowly approaching, Nyla quickly pushed against his chest. “I can sleep… I can sleep…”
“Then are you still going to Buddy?” Damon asked.
Nyla remained silent for a moment before she relented. “No…”
“Okay, then let’s sleep,” Damon replied, releasing her and settling back into his original position.
As Damon moved away, the fresh scent of pine on him gradually faded.
Nyla clutched the blanket, a sudden and unexpected sense of loss sweeping over her. She wasn’t actually hoping for something, was she?
“Why aren’t you covering yourself? Do you want me to help you?” Damon’s deep voice broke through her thoughts.
“No, thanks,” Nyla answered.
She pulled the blanket up to her collarbone and closed her eyes, trying to drift off to sleep.
Since Mason turned three, he had refused to sleep with her and insisted on sleeping in his own room.
For the past two years, Nyla had slept alone, so suddenly having someone else in her space felt strange.
Nyla thought she would have trouble falling asleep, but surprisingly, she drifted off shortly after.
Damon turned to look when he heard her even breathing beside him. The room was pitch black, and he could only vaguely make out her face.
The person he had missed for over five years was finally asleep beside him, and he found it hard to put his emotions into words.
It felt like suddenly finding a long–lost treasure, one that brought joy but also a sense of unreality.
Damon quietly watched Nyla for a long time, long enough that his eyes grew sore before he finally looked away and gently held her hand under the blanket.
Although it was late, the lights in the Wilkies‘ study were still on.
Jane and Gabriel sat on the sofa, both wearing serious expressions.
“Gabriel, Mr. Tonra said he could give us a chance, but the Wilkie Group has to invest half a billion dollars to participate in the Golden Waters Resort project,” Jane said.
That amount was a little too much for the Wilkie Group.
Jane knew that the liquid funds they had available were only about 650,000,000 dollars. If they invested half a billion dollars in the resort, they wouldn’t see a return until it was completed and opened.
If it were 250,000,000 dollars, she might be able to negotiate with Pedro, but half a billion dollars… he would
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