Chapter 74 Seeing Mr. Stanley Again

Regardless of what Alan thought, he did take care of her a lot in the past two days. [Thank you.] At night, with the sound of the clattering water in the bathroom, Lexie was unable to read the book. After an unknown amount of time, the sound of the water stopped abruptly and she immediately snapped out of it, closing the book and setting it aside, pulling the covers up quickly and lying down, turning her back in the direction of the bathroom, occupying only a very small spot by the side of the bed. The sound of the door opening was followed by a slight rustle of the covers being lifted behind her. "Are you asleep?" Lexie's eyes closed even tighter. The next second, a large hand passed through the space between her neck and the pillow and pulled her into his embrace, his freshly showered body temperature unusually high, radiating heat like a steamer. Lexie opened her eyes in panic, only to hear his voice from above her head, "Go to sleep." Even breathing swept the hair around h