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“What do you think? I’m here to cuddle. I want to hold you while I sleep. I want to fall asleep breathing you in.”Mason pressed closer, looping her arms gently around Joseph’s neck. She nuzzled his jaw with her nose, planted a quick, impish kiss on his cheek, then nestled her face into the warm hollow of his neck.She was all languid kitten, the kind that made your hands itch to stroke.“Like this, how am I supposed to sleep?” Joseph said, half helpless.“I don’t care. This is how I want to be. Or better yet, let’s not sleep at all—let’s talk till dawn. Heh-heh!”She giggled, delighted with herself.“Do you think I’m terribly childish?” she asked suddenly.“Haven’t you always been… like that? Childish? Maybe not childish. Not exactly,” he said, idly twining her hair around his fingers.“I’m only like this with you. You’re the man I like—my first, and my last.”“I love you. So I want to show you every side of me.”Her voice was sweet as honey. She leaned in and brushed his cheek with
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“We can’t run experiments outside, but back in the room we can.”“But didn’t we run an experiment last night?”“Now it’s time to discuss the results.”Mason Alvarez sat on the edge of the bed and patted the space beside her, signaling Joseph to come over.“Don’t beat around the bush. Just say it.”Joseph’s mind stuttered.“So—do you feel any stronger?”Mason snuck a glance at him, asking with a hint of shyness.At that, Joseph finally remembered something important—something he’d actually managed to forget.“Oh—that.”He tapped his forehead.“Well? Any more formidable than before?” Mason pressed.Joseph rolled up his sleeve and flexed. The veins stood out beneath his skin; even at a glance, the power coursing through him was palpable.Mason swallowed without meaning to, staring at his power-laden arm. The sheer strength of it unsettled her a little.“Feels like my strength jumped again,” Joseph said, certain after a moment of listening to his body’s thrum.“Are you sure?” Mason asked.
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“Let’s talk inside,” Toby said, slipping past Pauline into the room.She followed him in.“Toby Dristan, I’ll forgive you this once—last time. If there’s a next time, we’re done.” Pauline’s brows knit, her tone imperious. “And just so you know, the line of men chasing me could stretch from the village gate to Nova City.”“Pauline, listen to me.” Toby lowered his head slightly and set a steady hand on her shoulder, as if gathering resolve.“What are you doing?” A bad feeling prickled through her.“Pauline, I think we need to reevaluate our relationship,” he said at last, calm and decided.“Reevaluate? What’s that supposed to mean?” Her frown deepened.“Exactly what it sounds like. As for the particulars—take them as you will,” he said lightly, with a small nod.“You’re breaking up with me?” Pauline stared at him, incredulous. The man who had always deferred to her, never once threatening to end things—he dared say it now?“If that’s how you understand it, I won’t disagree,” Toby replie
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“They’ve gotten closer. The two of them are on the couch watching TV—Mason was feeding Joseph grapes,” Madeline said, pleased.“Looks like our strategy worked,” Stanley murmured after sneaking a glance outside. “They really did need a nudge from us.”“Right? I knew I wasn’t wrong,” Madeline said with a touch of pride.“If I hadn’t remembered the spare key, this might not have happened,” Stanley added.“That’s right. When husband and wife work in concert, there’s nothing we can’t do,” Madeline said with a giggle, and the two of them slapped palms, delighted with themselves.“Now no one can say our daughter can’t find a husband. Just look how outstanding our son-in-law is. Ugh, my ridiculous vanity,” Madeline sighed, smiling.“Exactly. Now when I play chess with the old fellows, I’ll have something to brag about,” Stanley said, happy enough that even washing dishes felt easier.“Mr. Wilson, I want grapes,” Mason said, parting her tempting lips.“Then eat them,” Joseph said, helpless.“Y
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Stanley Alvarez and Madeline Castillo greeted him so warmly that even Toby Dristan felt a little embarrassed.He couldn’t help envying Joseph. Not to mention that Mason Alvarez and Pauline Alvarez couldn’t be more different in how they think—just look at Stanley and Madeline themselves: people of sense and measure.No wonder this family raised children who know right from wrong.There was a reason for it.By contrast, Pauline Alvarez was cut from nearly the same cloth as Judith Robinson.Toby ate while thinking all this to himself.At the table, everyone ate and chatted, mostly about everyday life. With Joseph and Mason Alvarez, the talk leaned more toward work.“So, Toby, what are you planning to do?” Madeline asked from the couch after the meal.“I don’t know. This is my first time here, and I never thought it would turn out like this.”“If it doesn’t work out, I suppose I’ll just leave. As for what comes next… I’ll cross that bridge later.” Toby sighed helplessly.“Your relationshi
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Pauline Alvarez stood blocking the doorway. Outside, Toby Dristan, soaked to the bone and bedraggled, faced her."Pauline, you matter to me. But that was a human life—and your eldest uncle’s grandson at that.""In a moment like that, I couldn’t just stand by. My father raised me on justice, integrity, and compassion. Every teacher and mentor I’ve had taught me to save lives and help the wounded.""The way I was brought up doesn’t allow me to be cold-blooded.""When I chose to become a doctor, I stood under my seniors’ guidance and swore the Hippocratic Oath. Saving lives is a promise for life."Toby exhaled and spoke to Pauline with patient calm."Oh, so now you want to give me a lecture?""How many times have I told you? Home is not where you come to argue logic.""Idiot straight man. And you think you deserve a girlfriend?""Get lost. This is my house."She slammed the door, leaving Toby alone in the courtyard."What’s a straight man? If this is what it means, I guess I’ll be one fo
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