The Killer Queen with Multiple Disguises

Chapter 18 The Girl Who Cries Only in Dreams

Preston’s hand paused as he applied the medicine.

He only knew she was an assassin, but he had never considered that she could suppress even her survival instincts.

It wasn’t hard to imagine what kind of life she had led.

After a moment, Hedy supported her shoulder and her brows relaxed. “Thank you,” she said.

The medicine did indeed make her feel much better.

The King Family truly lived up to its reputation as a century–old family in the USA.

The effectiveness of this medicine was several times stronger than the ones she had bought at exorbitant prices on the black market.

“Maybe you can try saying something other than ‘thank you‘ to me.”

Preston’s chest vibrated as he let out a pleasant chuckle.

Despite living under the same roof, they still felt so distant.

It made him question his charm.

“Then let’s sleep, I’m tired,” Hedy responded. Her indifferent eyes sparkled under the lamplight.

Preston was left speechless.

Now he was certain that he held no allure to her.

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With Preston around, Hedy fell asleep quickly.

However, tonight was a bit different

The little boy in her arms reminded her of her brother, Cooper.

In her dream, she was transported back to the poverty–stricken slums where it all began.

It was a dirty, chaotic, and impoverished place, filled with people of different nationalities and various skin colors.

Her parents never cared for her, but luckily, the kind old neighbor was a friendly person.

He taught her how to read, write, and instilled in her a sense of etiquette and responsibility

After the old neighbor passed away, Cooper was born.

She knew very well that if she didn’t take care of Cooper, no one else would.

She negotiated with the owner of the powdered milk shop, offering her labor in exchange for powdered milk. However, on the day of the settlement, the shop owner deceived her, denying ever making such an agreement because she was just a child.

She snatched the powdered milk and ran, only to be surrounded and beaten by a group of men who accused her of being a thief.

No one came to her aid.

As winter approached, Hedy washed and dried the clothes her grandfather had left her.

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man next door insisted that the clothes belonged to him and even tied her

one came to her rescue.

abruptly awakened

wet, and a gust of night wind brought an intensified

What was happening?

light and found the girl beside him curled up, shedding tears in her

soaked his clothes.

He was startled.

agonizingly despairing side of her in her dreams was starkly different from the cold and aloof demeanor she

in dreams that you

her tears. But the

brow furrowed

of dream could make her cry

to see

heart softened, and he pulled the young girl into his embrace, trying to provide her with some sense

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In the dream.

closed

felt an immediate

out and embraced that

reality, Preston’s body

The next morning.

she saw was a well–defined chest of

and the calm expression on her face slowly

my arms?” Preston chuckled, placing the back

was so

Preston felt a

would willingly throw themselves at him, but here she was, lying in his embrace, expressing

think I ever said that I wanted to sleep in your arms,”

whose hand is resting on my waist?”

a result, his sleepwear loosened further,

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brows carried a slight drowsy laziness. Paired with his face, which exuded an enchanting and wicked charm, he could be described as

his waist and saw her hand resting

she quickly withdrew her

background, he would never force

embrace him and then blamed it on

I won’t tease you anymore.”

explained what happened last

lot last night, so I hugged you, hoping to provide some comfort. Then, you hugged me back. Perhaps it would make you feel

last night, but he couldn’t bear to see

Hedy fell silent.

noticed her fingers slowly clenching and then relaxing.

Hedy’s expression returned to

out that the source of that

still look forward to hearing words other than

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his

other than ‘thank

lowered her gaze, unsure of what Preston

freshened up, and was sent by the driver to Lowell High

time, she heard a notification sound from

mission

High School and win the inter-