Chapter 70 An Inconvenient Burden

Not only was Sunny a bad character, she was also a lamentably poor gambler.

Noting her silence, Hanson concluded that Essie remained worried, so he quickly said to reassure her, "I will warn people around me not to breathe a word. Sunny will not know anything further." He was still in no position to sever his ties with Sunny, so he could only hide the truth from her in the meantime. However, the feeling of hiding something from her was not a comfortable one. He felt like a rat burrowing in the ground to hide.

"Hanson," Essie said quietly. She lowered her head and unconsciously waved her fingers toward the bed. "Where there's smoke, there's fire. If we kept meeting so often, Sunny and her family would inevitably find out and be suspicious of you. Your father will definitely be unhappy once he hears about it. I think you should focus on Bella. I can't stay here for too long."

He frowned sadly and said, "What's the point of acquiring Bella if I lost you?"

She raised her eyes, which were shimmering faintly with unshed tears, to meet his gaze and a gentle smile lifted up the corners of her mouth. "I won't run away."

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elonged only to her... if only she could say the same for herself.

After Hanson finished his soup, Essie peeled an orange for him.

He crossed his arms in front of his chest and smiled playfully. "Feed me!"

She was slightly stunned by his behavior, and her cheeks flamed with a blush. "Your hand's not even hurt!" she mumbled shyly.

"My hands are weak after eating the soup." He was acting like a spoiled child.

She pouted and glanced at him. Then, she took a piece of orange and held it in front of his mouth.

A low cough came from the door, interrupting the sweet atmosphere inside the room.

Essie turned her head, and her eyes met the newcomer's sharp-eyed stare. Immediately, she jumped up from the chair beside the bed like being stung by a needle.