Chapter 163

I climbed off the bed and sat back down at my desk, pulling my focus back to the design draft. The future felt miles away—what mattered now was finishing the task at hand. Henry probably realized I'd hit a nerve, so he let it go, chuckled quietly, and went back to doing his own thing. It took me until midnight to finally get a rough version of the draft together. Only then did I shut down my computer and crawl into bed. By that time, Henry was already fast asleep. I stared at his sleeping face for a long while, suddenly remembering he never answered my question. I reached out, about to wake him, but the dark circles under his eyes made me hesitate. Forget it, I’ll ask tomorrow. I kissed him lightly on the cheek and turned off the bedside lamp. The room sank into complete darkness. Just as I pulled the blanket over myself, the ‘sleeping’ man beside me pulled me into his arms and, in the dark, returned the kiss. “You're still up?” I asked, surprised. "Be good. I’ll make it up to you in t