Chapter 250: To A Certain Degree, He...
Thankfully, CEO Xu was able to return to his usual calm state after a period of self-meditating. Not long after, drowsiness also greeted him, tempting him to sleep.
Turning his head toward the sleeping Leslie, Calix drew a smile on his lips.
He raised one hand slowly, hesitating before softly brushing his fingertips over her bangs. He held back from chuckling at the sight of her eyelashes fluttering. Her lips also moved but, no sound slipped out of them.
’Are you dreaming of something good? Is it food again? You’re hopeless ah.’
Calix tapped Leslie’s forehead lightly before retracting his hand. His eyelids grew heavier.
Despite being nervous about meeting Calliope again, Calix persuaded himself to take a nap. He could function without a decent sleep thanks to years of cultivating that skill but, he was still worried about causing a blunder when dealing with the little one.
’Our daughter. The one we’ve failed to protect.’
Shaking his head, Calix ran one palm over his face. Another thought crossed his mind at the last moment before he fell asleep.
’I failed to protect both. She and our daughter.’
Calix was grateful for being given a chance to right his wrongdoings. Despite understanding what happened was none of his faults, his conscience kept telling him otherwise.
As the man and the lady slept, their even breathing intertwined, faintly echoing in the room. None of them realized how far the sleek metal had been taking them – to the place where their daughter was.