Chapter 126

Handing her the deluxe glass, Rosabella took it and set it down without wasting time.

She could feel the other girl’s eyes on her, curiously scanning down but making no comment.

And for that, Rosabella is grateful.

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For the next two days, sleep did not want to come to her.

No matter what she tries to do - tea, wine, waking up early, and exercising - at the end of the day when she has her head down, she just can’t relax.

Rosabella wondered if the lack of sex had anything to do with it, but as soon as the theory popped into her head, she refused to admit it and refuted it.

The next night, as the digital clock struck 4 a.m., she heard a careful knock on the door.

Standing up, she knew that no one else would show up so late to find her.

Sure enough, when she opened the door, Charles stood in front of her in his usual dark suit and neutral face.

For a moment, they just stared at each other, reverent in the other’s presence be