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h his son. The dining table was c

freely swallowed the spoonsfull of beans that the nurse was feeding

ad faced the nurse with his prickly questions.

s a broody, no. But because his son was not one to give

nod and a smile, the kid mirrored her expression and

bit of asking the world's most uncomfortable questions, he also loved to indulge in what he called 'r

compliments. The last person

miled and responde

t the poor nurse. Dante may have burst out laughing if his mouth

little giggle. "I'm on my own here." She s

ddy can be y

rong route, as he was now coughing and desperately hitt

ould finally inhale properly, he became aware of the soft taps on his back. He opened his eyes

ogized, but his ego was all too large for that. And the nurse had to u

id to her. Now, he looked at the rest of his food and it r

uld no longer bear it, so he stood up and announced that he had some work to get t

ESIS

ne had to be very careful around the man as i

r her eyes met his dark brown ones. It looked like a swirl that could suck her in if she got too close. Looking i

the sudden chime of her phone interrupted her routine, causing her to jerk. Sara. Her best fri

is's smile was quickly replaced with a frown as the noise from wherever

s out partying. Sh

er head. "No, Sara, I just cl

ime Sara had told her that, she would have h

waiting for any response, she dropped the call. Heaven knew she

not scream as her eyes landed on the man. The boy had said that she was like a ghost, but it was

is brows slightly furrowed. Meanwhile, she hoped that the floor wo

o fill in the awkward silence. It was alway

bit as she was not sure why he would be asking such. Did he suddenly forget that she was

es immediately darted to the clock hanging right

nd over her forehead in frustration. She ha

fall asleep." The kid had kept asking her questions that almost made her pull all

s his name-gave one of his usual firm nods. "My d

le a briskly rushed out of the r

t man's presence had stilled the air. As soon as she finished descending the f

lled them alrea

e man gestured out the