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Ch75 - Envy for Max
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2025-01-19 21:00:00After finishing dinner at Cassian’s place, it started drizzling outside, and the temperature dropped a few degrees.
As soon as Lena stepped out, she rubbed her arms. She hadn’t noticed the sudden change in weather.“Wait here, I’ll grab you a coat,” Cassian said quickly.“No need… I won’t be outside for long,” she replied.But when she turned around, Cassian had already disappeared. Moments later, he reappeared, and despite her protests, Lena found herself wrapped in his oversized brown cashmere coat. He scratched his head awkwardly, “Sorry, it’s a bit big.”“It’s fine,” Lena said with a smile, shaking the sleeves that were way too long for her.After hesitating for a moment, Cassian stepped forward and carefully rolled up her sleeves into neat cuffs. “There, that’s better.”Lena didn’t notice the slight shyness in his tone. Looking at the adjusted sleeves, she beamed and said, “Now I kind of regret what I said earlier.”She smiled brightly, her teeth
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