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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Chap 1 The Chen City

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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that the clothes belonged to him and even

to

was abruptly awakened by

wet, and a gust of night wind brought an intensified

What was happening?

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

tears soaked his clothes.

He was startled.

starkly different from the cold and aloof demeanor she displayed during the

it only in dreams that

hesitantly reached out to wipe away her

furrowed even

kind of dream could make her cry like

could bear to see her cry

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

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18 The Cat War

In the dream.

slowly closed her eyes.

an immediate warmth enveloping her.

reached out and

reality, Preston’s body tensed

The next morning.

thing she saw

the calm

chuckled, placing the back of his

was so amusing.

the same time, Preston felt a hint

many women would willingly throw themselves at him, but here she was, lying in his embrace, expressing such disdain.

wanted to sleep in your arms,” Hedy pouted.

whose hand is resting on

his body slightly. As a result, his sleepwear

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Dody in C

Paired with his face, which

waist and saw her hand resting

being struck by an electric shock, she quickly withdrew her hand,

and background, he would never force

who took the initiative to embrace him and then blamed it on him, which

won’t tease

explained what

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

it was the lingering effects of his soft–heartedness from last

Hedy fell silent.

slowly

comfort.” Hedy’s

turned out that the source

still look forward to hearing words other than ‘thank you‘ from

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while, his deep eyes revealing

than ‘thank you“?

gaze, unsure of what Preston wanted to hear from her.

of bed, freshened up, and was sent by the driver to

time, she heard a notification sound from the system:

Trial mission released.”

Lowell High School and win the