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Romina curved her lips into a faint smile. “Looks like you really like Uncle Joaquin…”
Lina smiled, then turned and went back to her room, leaving the door half open.
The man withdrew his gaze, the corners of his lips lifting slightly as he drained the teacup in one go.
“Mr. Bowman, in that case, let’s have a meal together another day and hold a simple ceremony to make it official.”
“Alright.”
The man nodded gently, his smile growing deeper.
It was the first time Romina had ever seen this man smile.
The curve of his lips was utterly captivating.
In fact, the reason she agreed to this arrangement was simply because she thought it wouldn’t be a bad thing for the child to have another protector.
There were so many wolves, tigers, and leopards around her–no one could predict what might happen in the future.
If Lina had Joaquin’s support, even if it was just as a ‘goddaughter,‘ no one in Straland would dare bully her again.
“When is your wellness clinic opening?”
Joaquin’s voice interrupted Romina’s thoughts.
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She looked up and smiled lightly. “It’s scheduled to open in five days.”
The man’s tone was calm. “That’s quite efficient.”
Romina smiled gently. “Mr. Bowman, you’re too kind.”
Joaquin said he had other matters to attend to and needed to leave first, so Romina saw him to the door.
As she stepped outside, her shoe suddenly slipped on the stairs, and her body instinctively leaned backward.
Just as Romina was about to fall, a pair of large hands suddenly caught her waist. She quickly grabbed onto Joaquin’s arm, her body instinctively lunging forward.
The two of them were extremely close, and her lips suddenly brushed against the man’s Adam’s apple.
In that moment, it felt as if the whole world had come to a standstill.
The man’s Adam’s apple bobbed up and down for a second.
After regaining her composure, Romina quickly steadied herself and stepped out of his embrace.
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to.”
After glancing at the man’s Adam’s apple, Romina instinctively lowered her gaze.
Joaquin looked at her face, but his gaze fell on her lips.
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Suddenly, the man reached out with his slender, well–defined hand and lifted her chin in an instant.
The next second, their eyes met at close range…
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Romina’s heart suddenly leapt into her throat.
No matter how you looked at it, the atmosphere between the two of them was intensely ambiguous.
“Mr. Bowman…”
Romina was so nervous that she swallowed instinctively, a flash of confusion passing through her eyes, but the man in front of her caught it nonetheless.
“There’s an eyelash.”
The hand that had been holding her chin suddenly released, moving to her cheek.
The man’s slender, well–defined fingers lifted, the pad of his finger brushing over her fair skin, gently picking off a tiny eyelash.
Romina instinctively pulled away to put some distance between them, but the atmosphere remained strangely awkward.
“Mr. Bowman has pretty good eyesight.”
She feigned composure, curling her lips into a faint, indifferent smile.
“Why are you so nervous? That day when we accidentally kissed, you didn’t seem nervous at all…”
“Boom-”
Those words struck like a bolt from the blue.
Romina’s pupils widened in shock.
She looked up at the man in front of her, incredulously taking a step back: “A kiss? Us?”
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Romina pointed at Joaquin, then at herself, the astonishment in her eyes growing even stronger.
“It was the night you got drunk.” Seeing her shocked expression, the man teased, “Looks like you really don’t remember.”
Joaquin’s thin lips curled into a casual, careless smile.
Romina quickly reached out, grabbing his sleeve, but when the man turned to look at her, she let go decisively.
“Um, Mr. Bowman…” Romina stammered, “Are you serious? After I got drunk that night, did I really kiss you?”
“Why are you so nervous? It’s not like it’s the first time.”
It really wasn’t the first time their lips had touched.
Last time, at the fire scene, Joaquin had given her mouth–to–mouth resuscitation.
But mouth–to–mouth and kissing are still different things!
No wonder he had warned her not to drink again.
Romina’s face instantly turned red, her whole face now as flushed as a ripe apple.
“Don’t worry, I won’t ask you to take responsibility for me.” The man suddenly turned around, leaning forward slightly. “But Ms. Sandoval is no longer innocent. If Jericho finds out, what kind of expression will he have?”
Romina immediately grew anxious: “You can’t tell him about this.”
She quickly reached out, blocking the man’s mouth, almost instinctively covering his lips with her palm.
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The man’s moist lips touched her palm, and Romina quickly withdrew her hand, pretending to be calm as she explained, “Anyway, I’m about to divorce him. Better to avoid unnecessary trouble! Since Joaquin doesn’t mind, just think of it as you giving me mouth–to–mouth resuscitation again.”
