74 Morning came. Giselle slowly opened the door to her room. Her eyes were still slightly swollen from barely sleeping the night before. She only wanted to go to the kitchen and calm herself down a little.

Just as she stepped out of her room, the door across the hallway opened as well. Leon came out looking exhausted—his white shirt half-buttoned, his hair slightly messy.

Without paying attention to where they were going, the two of them bumped into each other in the narrow hallway.

“Ouch!” Giselle reflexively stepped back, her body almost losing balance.

Leon instinctively reached for her waist, holding her so she wouldn’t fall.

The man’s strong...