Chapter 381\u00a0<\/p>\n
What exactly had he dreamt about her? How was he supposed to describe it?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ever since his legs had been crippled, Haskell\u2019s sleep had been fitful at best. But the night after he met Larissa, he\u2019d slept more peacefully than he had in years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maybe\u00a0<\/p>\n
it was because she had told him, with such conviction, that she could heal his legs. Or maybe it was because she had agreed to return to Regal City and marry him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell was certain it was the latter. Because\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat night,\u201d Haskell said, his voice steady and honest, \u201cI dreamed we got married.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was as simple as that. His subconscious had already decided.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa raised an eyebrow. After inserting one fine needle into his leg, she prepared a second. \u201cSeriously? A dream that tame?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A small smile played on Haskell\u2019s lips. \u201cWhat\u2019s so tame about marrying you? Did you forget what happens on the wedding night?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa snorted with laughter. \u201cOh, right! Well, you\u2019re quite the rogue, having a dream like that after we\u2019d only just met.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI suppose I can\u2019t help but be a rogue when I\u2019m around you,\u201d he admitted easily.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa\u2019s fingers twisted another needle into place. \u201cThat\u2019s fine by me. I like you best when you\u2019re not so proper.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After the playful banter, her tone shifted. \u201cI\u2019ve settled things with the Judson family today. What about you? Have you tied up Faith yet?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll do it as soon as I get back, Haskell replied. \u201cNow that you\u2019ve handled your end, I can\u2019t fall behind. You saw them earlier\u2013if I don\u2019t act decisively, your grandmother and the others won\u2019t feel comfortable entrusting you to me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa chuckled, her hands never ceasing their precise work. \u201cAlright, then. After taking Bryant home, I\u2019ll return to enjoy the show her\u00e9.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Two hours later, the treatment was finished.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cStay and have lunch at my place before you head back,\u201d Larissa said, carefully removing the last needle from his leg.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell was about to agree when his phone rang. He glanced at the caller ID: Thatch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa gave him space, tidying her medical kit. She turned to the three small snakes coiled on the bed. \u201cWhen you hear my whistle later, come downstairs. There\u2019s someone I want you to meet.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sage was the first to stir, tilting its head in curiosity, while Shadow and Snowy exchanged glances.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell answered the call. \u201cWhat is it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
09:18 \u958b3\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 381\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cValeria is being discharged from the hospital today. You never took back the apartment your brother Draven arranged for her, did you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t take this too far. No matter what, Valeria is my daughter, which makes her your half\u2013sister. She has nowhere to live. You need to arrange something for her immediately.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe can stay in a hotel. Or she could fight a beggar for a spot under an overpass.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHaskell, you-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell hung up before Thatch could finish.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa, having packed away her kit, asked, \u201cWas that your idiot father?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes. He wants me to find a place for Valeria to live. She\u2019s being discharged today after the\u2026 unpleasantness I arranged for her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The idea was so absurd it was almost funnier than Finley\u2019s pathetic claims of regret.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter everything that\u2019s happened, how does he still have the nerve to ask you for anything? Seriously, Haskell, maybe when you go back today you should just beat some sense into him. Check him into a hospital and get his head examined.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell put his phone away and chuckled softly. \u201cI\u2019ll consider it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t consider it, just do it,\u201d Larissa insisted. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t treat you like a son, so why should you treat him like a father?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I beat him without a good reason, my grandfather will question it. I need a proper excuse.\u201d \u201cYou\u2019re too constrained by rules,\u201d Larissa scoffed. \u201cAn excuse is easy. The moment you see him, just knock him flat. If Grandpa Zoltan asks why, tell him a psychic predicted that if he entered the house left\u2013foot\u2013first, it would tank the Palmer family\u2019s fortune for the next year.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell blinked, then a slow, amused smile spread across his face. \u201cAlright. I\u2019ll do as you say.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He couldn\u2019t believe he hadn\u2019t thought of such a wonderfully absurd reason himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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