Chapter 30

An hour later, Nicholas lit a cigarette inside the bedroom, his face full of satisfaction. As the smoke curled upward, a slight look of confusion crept into his expression. "Just one more point… That's all I need for her Affection Factor to hit 90. Why won't it budge?" For the past hour, he had been steadily receiving affection points from Yasmine. But the moment it hit 89, it just stopped as if he had reached some kind of invisible ceiling. "Could it be that Yasmine still hasn't completely let go of something?" Nicholas' eyes flickered thoughtfully as he glanced at Yasmine, who had drifted into deep sleep from exhaustion. Unable to resist, he gently brushed aside the hair strands on her forehead. Damn. Her face was something else. The more he looked, the more stunning she seemed. Bzzz. Bzzz. Just then, his phone buzzed on the nightstand. Nicholas picked it up and glanced at the screen. It was already past 2:00 pm. "Nicholas, where have you been?" It was Queenie. "I had s