Chapter 840:


    “I’ve told you I can wait. I’m not here to force your choice. Until you’re ready, let’s remain friends and keep searching for the truth together. Take the time you need—there’s no rush.”


    Those words fell over her like a soft breeze, loosening thest threads of chill in Ste’s chest. He hadn’t pleaded, nor wrapped his thoughts in sweet promises, yet his steady patience revealed itself again.


    Until now, Ste had never believed a man like him capable of waiting. In her mind, businessmen measured everything against profit and loss, unwilling to waste time on something uncertain. To her, his persistence would have seemed a bad investment—yet he stayed.


    Ste’s fingers curled around the towel, her chest tightening even as a quiet warmth spread through her.


    Her gaze shifted to the passing streets beyond the window, and in a voice barely above a whisper, she said, “Alright, I promise you.”


    Though her words were brief, they struck William like sunlight breaking through clouds. The tension he carried eased at once, and a faint smile touched his lips. She hadn’t dismissed him, and for now, that small eptance was everything he needed.


    After the anniversary of her adoptive parents’ death, Ste threw herself back into research, hoping that work might help untangle the heaviness clouding her thoughts.


    The following day was a weekend, and with the institute closed, she decided to clear her mind through something physical.


    Yesterday’s rain had lifted, leaving the city washed clean and bright beneath the sun.


    A swim, she thought, might help ease the weight pressing on her chest. She went to an exclusive indoor heated pool in the city center, a quiet ce with only a handful of people around.


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    The calm air suited her mood.


    It had been years since shest swam, but the memories of her adoptive mother’s patient guidance came rushing back as she slipped into her suit. Diving into the cool, ssy water, Ste felt the gentle current surround her, carrying away some of the fatigue she had been carrying for days.


    She swamp afterp in a steady rhythm until finally stopping at the pool’s edge, resting her arms on the tiles as droplets rolled down her cheeks.


    “Fancy meeting you here, Ms. Russell. Fate seems determined to keep throwing us together.”


    The voice—light, teasing—made her body stiffen. Slowly, she turned her head. Amon stood at the poolside, smirking down at her.


    Dressed only in fitted ck swim trunks, his toned body gleamed with water. His damp hair clung in loose strands across his forehead, framing eyes that glittered with predatory amusement.


    The fragile calm Ste had felt vanished instantly.


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