Candice entered the bathroom and took her bath.


    The entire process took a little over an hour.


    Normally, after bathing, she would wash her hair and blow-dry it. Then, she would do her skincare routine, apply a face mask and hand mask, and finally apply lotion and cream all over her body.


    By the time she finished all this, more than an hour had passed.


    When she came out of the bathroom, she was surprised to find Elio already in her room.


    His pillow and nket were on the sofa. He was sitting there in casual sleepwear, looking at his phone.


    She was slightly stunned. She was nervous for some reason because she had thought Elio was just joking when he said he would stay with her. She didn''t expect him toe to her room to apany her. She froze in ce with her heart racing like crazy. She just stood there and nervously looked at him.


    Elio put down his phone and then looked up at her. He curiously asked with a gentle voice, "Do you always take this long to shower?"


    With her hands clutching her nightgown, Candice nodded nervously. Thankfully, her nightgown was modest or she would have felt even more embarrassed.N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    Seeing her standing there like a frightened child, Elio''s heart melted. He said, "I''ll sleep in your room tonight."


    Candice nodded vigorously.


    Elio found her too adorable. Although he wanted to smile, he still managed to suppress it. Then, he pointed to the bed.


    Realizing what he meant, Candice quickly walked toward the bed andy down. After that, she pulled the nket to cover herself.


    She felt so nervous that her body was tense. She also found it hard to breathe. She was just too nervous!


    Candice kept trying to calm herself. She had never imagined that one day she would share a room with Elio.


    She recalled how she used to find excuses to visit the Hoffises, just to catch a glimpse of him, but Elio had never looked at her or chatted with her.


    He would even make excuses to leave when she showed up to deliberately avoid her.


    She was so heartbroken at that time. She thought Elio disliked her so much that he avoided her.


    She never expected him to bring her


    on this trip. Apart from that, he was also willing to risk his life to save her, and even stay with her just because he worried she would be scared.


    Who would ask him to do this?


    It must have been Daniel.


    Daniel was Elio''s nephew, so he probably asked Elio to take care of her.


    That must have been it.


    Candice turned her face to Elio. Just as she was about to speak, she froze because she saw Elio staring at her intensely.


    His sexy and seducing gaze made her heart pound uncontrobly.


    After a few seconds of eye contact Candice felt like she was going crazy, so she quickly looked away. She stammered, "Should we sleep? C-Can I t-turn off the light?


    "Yes, you can." Elio''s voice was husky and maic. The way he pronounced his words was intoxicating.


    Candice took the remote and turned off the lights.


    In the darkness, she felt less nervous, so she dared to look toward the sofa. As her eyes


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    adapted to the darkness, she could see Elio''s silhouette.


    He was still in the same position and remained unmoved. Did he have trouble sleeping on the sofa?


    After a while, Candice couldn''t help but ask, "Why aren''t you sleeping?"


    Elio didn''t answer.


    Candice gulped nervously. She asked again, "If you''re ufortable on the sofa, you can go back to your room. I don''t mind."


    Elio remained silent. His silence unnerved Candice.


    She had no idea why he wasn''t answering her.


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