Romina curved her lips into a faint smile. “Looks like you really like Uncle Joaquin…”
Lina smiled, then turned and went back to her room, leaving the door half open.
The man withdrew his gaze, the corners of his lips lifting slightly as he drained the teacup in one go.
“Mr. Bowman, in that case, let’s have a meal together another day and hold a simple ceremony to make it official.”
“Alright.”
The man nodded gently, his smile growing deeper.
It was the first time Romina had ever seen this man smile.
The curve of his lips was utterly captivating.
In fact, the reason she agreed to this arrangement was simply because she thought it wouldn’t be a bad thing for the child to have another protector.
There were so many wolves, tigers, and leopards around her–no one could predict what might happen in the future.
If Lina had Joaquin’s support, even if it was just as a ‘goddaughter,‘ no one in Straland would dare bully her again.
“When is your wellness clinic opening?”
Joaquin’s voice interrupted Romina’s thoughts.
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She looked up and smiled lightly. “It’s scheduled to open in five days.”
The man’s tone was calm. “That’s quite efficient.”
Romina smiled gently. “Mr. Bowman, you’re too kind.”
Joaquin said he had other matters to attend to and needed to leave first, so Romina saw him to the door.
As she stepped outside, her shoe suddenly slipped on the stairs, and her body instinctively leaned backward.
Just as Romina was about to fall, a pair of large hands suddenly caught her waist. She quickly grabbed onto Joaquin’s arm, her body instinctively lunging forward.
The two of them were extremely close, and her lips suddenly brushed against the man’s Adam’s apple.
In that moment, it felt as if the whole world had come to a standstill.
The man’s Adam’s apple bobbed up and down for a second.
After regaining her composure, Romina quickly steadied herself and stepped out of his embrace.
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to.”
After glancing at the man’s Adam’s apple, Romina instinctively lowered her gaze.
Joaquin looked at her face, but his gaze fell on her lips.
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Suddenly, the man reached out with his slender, well–defined hand and lifted her chin in an instant.
The next second, their eyes met at close range…
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