Chapter 81: Thief
He stopped his wandering gaze abruptly and turned his face to the side. His eyes darkened but he stiffened when something moved in his arms.
The sight of the cotton ball-like thing tucked in his chest splashed a bucket of cold water on his wandering thoughts.
Just as Diana’s face was about to land on the bench, a large palm held the back of her neck and the man on the other side of the bench inched closer to her before he loosened his grip on her neck.
Her face naturally dropped on his shoulder in a free fall and Diana inched closer to the source of warmth to cling to it.
’Hmm, warm cozy blankets’ Diana sighed in the comfort of luxury blankets in her dreams.
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Chen Mansion, Beijing.
Chaos broke out in the grand mansion at midnight as the sound of urgent footsteps resounded all over the place. Combined with the murmurs and whispers, it was more disturbing.
Madam Chen who was sleeping in the middle of the round King-sized bed sat up and clutched her head.
She had attended her friend’s birthday party where her friend’s daughter was handling the whole party and she even gifted some expensive rare stuff.
Meanwhile, her birthday had passed some time ago and for the first time, she spent the whole day drinking alone in the grand walls, feeling like she was sitting in a cage.