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    In a sh, a thought struck Christina—Dn carried an unexpected pull on her heart. Could it mean she was beginning to fall for him? As the thought surfaced, a low groan escaped Dn’s lips.


    Christina snapped back to reality and caught the flush spreading across his face—then froze as she realized her hand had brushed against something hot. Her brows knitted slightly as she looked down at the hand that wasn’t holding the towel. To her shock, it hadnded on Dn’s most private area—and the firmness she felt left no room for doubt. How mortifying! She wished the earth would open and swallow her whole.


    Her cheeks burned as she jerked her hand away at once. “S-sorry, I… If I said I didn’t mean it, would you believe me?” she stammered, her voice uncharacteristically unsteady. Her heart thudded wildly in her chest, and she couldn’t even bring herself to meet Dn’s eyes. She feared he might think she had taken advantage of him.


    Christina could not fathom why, in a moment of absent-mindedness, her hand had trespassed upon Dn’s private area—and he had reacted!


    Dn’s eyelids lowered, his longshes trembling faintly, while his thin lips pressed into a hard line. He sat there in silence, the corners of his eyes tinted with a subtle red.


    He understood too well that showing a harsh face might drive Christina further away, yet wearing a mask of bashfulness might actually pull her closer. Christina, mortified beyond words, wished the ground would open and swallow her whole. But when her eyes fell on Dn’s downcastshes and tightly pursed lips, his gaze shimmering and reddened, panic washed over her.


    In that instant, her embarrassment dissolved, leaving only remorse and guilt. She was to me for his aggrieved look. Chloe had revealed that Dn had never been in a rtionship, and he disliked physical contact with others. To be taken advantage of in this way, it was only natural for him to feel somewhat wronged.<fnd161> Th? link to the orig?n of this information r?sts ?n </fnd161>


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    He was usually as cold and distant as winter frost, yet seeing him now in such a vulnerable state left Christina at aplete loss. Why had the untouchable, unapproachable man suddenly turned into a pitiful puppy?


    In that moment, Christina realized that Dn was a truly inexperienced man when it came to rtionships. The longer she looked at his aggrieved expression, the more uneasy she felt.


    “I didn’t mean it. Please believe me,” Christina hurried to exin, though deep down, she knew words could hardly clear things up.


    “You don’t want to take responsibility for me?” Dn pressed, seizing the moment, his reddened eyes shimmering with a pitiful plea.


    Christina opened her mouth, but no words came. If he had remained cold and indifferent as he always did, she could have simply apologized and brushed the matter aside. Yet, the sorrow in his gaze tugged at her heartstrings, leaving her unable to utter a harsh syble—she didn’t even want to raise her tone.


    Dn took in every flicker of her panic and hesitation. Outwardly, he looked no more than an innocent puppy, but inside, he was smiling like a sly old fox. His trick had worked—Christina had fallen for his act.


    As long as he could win her heart, he didn’t mind ying a few shameless cards. After all, if he didn’t hurry to carve out a ce in her heart, he might forever be stuck in the friend zone.


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