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I wasn’t sure if it was because of the effects of the tonic he took, but Nicholas seemed particularly eager tonight.
I used all my strength to resist him. In the end, I finally managed to stop him by punching him in the chin.
Nicholas clutched his chin as his lips curled back in anger. Did you do that on purpose?”
I swore I didn’t do it on purpose, but there was no taking it back since I hit him. He couldn’t possibly hit me back to make things even.
Nicholas stood up. He was seething with anger. He threatened, “Don’t expect me to touch you again.”
Suddenly, a knock was heard on the door. In the midst of our standoff, the loud sound interrupted the escalating
awkwardness in the room. Claudia’s sweet voice came from outside the door, “Nick!”
I pulled my nightgown tighter around me and sat up. I pretended to be nonchalant and asked, “Can you not go out?”
His jaw tightened visibly and the lust in his eyes disappeared like the receding tide. “I really don’t understand what you’re so upset about!”
The knocking continued outside as Claudia called out coquettishly, “Nick, are you asleep? Nick?”
Nicholas glanced at me and barked an order, “Don’t go to sleep
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until I get back.”
When he left, I got out of bed and locked the door behind him. I didn’t need him to come back.
The night was long. I couldn’t sleep alone in the empty room.
I walked over to Nicholas‘ bookshelf as I was hoping to find a book that could make me feel drowsy and go to sleep. To my surprise, I found a yellowed notebook tucked in between the books on the shelf.
My eyes were glued to Nicholas every time I came to Hawk Manor. I never had a chance to notice anything else.
This book couldn’t be called a diary. Instead, it was more like a sketchbook. There were no words inside it. There were just some simple drawings to represent his mood for the day.
I flipped back the pages one by one until I landed on a page where Nicholas had drawn a portrait of a little girl.
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