Chapter 39-A

It was an awkward morning. When she woke up, the gray ceiling of the room was the first thing she saw. There was a wide study table on the side, a gray cupboard, and someone standing at the foot of the bed who was folding his arm across his chest and looking at her with a serious gaze. It was Gideon. Jewel was stunned.

She quickly grab the blanket to cover naked body but someone pulled at the blanket completely exposing herself to him. Jewel widened her eyes and pulled the blanket back and Gideon let her. He frowned while looking at the faint red marks on her wrist.

Jewel hid her arm at her back and smiled wryly at him. "It's just an ordinary mark. I always got this every morning. Don't worry. Uhm, why are you here in my room?"

She averted her gaze. She was not used to talking to someone without washing her face. What if there's something on her face?

Gideon put his hands in his pockets. "We have something to talk about."

She glanced at Gideon. His hair was slightly wet and he was we