Chapter 1016

Naturally, he wasn't going to get an answer, so he didn't say anything more. He knew even if he asked this when Hesper was awake, he wasn't going to get an honest answer. However, none of that mattered because Hepser was by his side now. Thinking of that, he turned his face toward hers then closed his eyes. *** The next morning, Hesper woke up and the first thing she saw was Rickard's face. She was stunned, then realized where they were. Rickard was the most gorgeous person she had seen in her life. His handsome face and his eyes had creases even when they were relaxed and shut as if they were delicately folded fabric. Rickard opened his eyes before Hesper could scan his face for too long, and they looked into each others' eyes. Hesper was stunned. "You're up." Rickard didn't know what to say. "Not yet." Hearing his voice, Hesper was finally fully awake and sat up in bed. She cleared her throat. "That's so lame. You're trying to find joy in this situation?" Rickard chuck