Maxime gently tapped Cesilia's cheek, waking her from her peaceful sleep. Due to last night's incident, Cesilia felt tired and couldn't do anything other than sleeping.

Maxime was quite pleased that when Cesilia woke up, she didn't reject his presence but rather accepted his actions. Whether it was because she felt comfortable or afraid of being hurt again, Maxime didn't know for sure. All he knew was that Cesilia treated him well.

"I heard some commotion outside. Have you interacted with the neighbors here, causing a disturbance?" he asked.

Cesilia opened her eyes. Maxime wanted to look outside, but he was lazy to do so. He was afraid that the...