"Let go," Eleanor said softly.


    After finishing it, he was clearly still unwell. His voice wasced with a raspy exhaustion, "Can I lie down here for a bit?"


    "Go ahead and sleep," Eleanor replied. Seeing the fine sheen of cold sweat on his forehead, she knew he wasn''t faking it.


    She went to the closet and pulled out a nket. Iany down, resting his head on a throw pillow, and closed his eyes.


    Ten minutester, the doorbell rang. Ellington had personally brought the stomach medicine up. He expressed his concern, "Is Mr. Goodwin doing alright?"


    Eleanor gave a slight nod. "He''s fine."


    After closing the door, Eleanor poured another ss of warm water. She popped two pills out of the blister pack and ced them in her palm. "Take your medicine before you sleep."


    As hey back down, Eleanor turned to leave, butn suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist.


    "Don''t go," he muttered softly.


    He thought she was going to leave him there and head back down to the banquet.


    Eleanor looked back at him. "I''m not leaving. Just going to get some water."


    Only then didn slowly loosen his grip. Relieved, he closed his eyes and drifted back to sleep.


    Eleanor stood by the floor-to-ceiling window with a ss of water. The night view was stunning, a bright full moon hanging high in the sky. She nced back at the sofa;n seemed to have fallenpletely asleep.


    She turned off the main lights, leaving only two warm wall sconces on, and sat down in the single-seater sofa to check her phone.


    After replying to a few emails, she felt a wave of fatigue. She set her phone down and leaned back quietly against the cushions.


    Outside, moonlight bathed the city in a silver glow. Inside, the room was perfectly peaceful.


    Evelyn was staying at Goodwin Manor tonight, so Eleanor didn''t have to worry about picking her up.


    Around 10 PM, the man on the sofa finally shifted and slowly opened his eyes.


    Though his gaze was still groggy from sleep, he immediately started searching the room with an anxious urgency.


    It wasn''t until he spotted Eleanor still sitting in the armchair by the window that his heart finally settled.


    "You''re awake." Eleanor walked over to him. "How are you feeling?"


    "Much better."n sat up, realizing


    vel


    that his stomach was no longer bothering him. He rubbed his


    temples and checked his watch. He had actually slept for two hours,


    "Thank you for the trouble. You stayed here with me the whole time." Ian looked at her, his eyes full of gratitude.


    "It''s nothing." Eleanor went to pour him another ss of warm water. "Have some more water."


    He left the question hanging. After all, this was a full suite. Even if she didn''t want tomute, there was more than enough room for them to stay the night.


    "Let''s head back," Eleanor said clearly. "I have some documents at home that I need


    to bring to theb tomorrow."


    "No need. I''ll have Ellington arrange a car for us," Eleanor said.


    Ten minutester, a ck sedan was waiting for them at the hotel entrance.


    They arrived at Cloudcrest Manor around 11 PM. As they walked into the residential


    The elevator brought them straight to the 27th floor. Ian stepped out first. He turned around, his eyes filled with gratitude and an even deeper, profound emotion


    "I had a great time today," he said.