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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him and even tied her to a tree as punishment.

one came to

awakened by the cold.

a gust

What was happening?

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

tears soaked

He was startled.

was starkly different from the cold and

in dreams that you can cry so

her tears. But the tears continued to flow.

brow furrowed

make her cry like

could bear to see her cry

young girl into his embrace, trying to provide her with some sense of security.

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In the dream.

closed her

felt an immediate warmth enveloping her.

reached out and

body tensed up.

The next morning.

first thing she saw was a well–defined

the calm expression on her face slowly cracked.

Preston chuckled, placing the back of his hand against his lips, his

expression was

at the same time, Preston felt a hint of

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

said that I wanted to sleep in your

hand is resting on

slightly. As a result, his

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supported by his hand, his eyes and brows carried a slight drowsy laziness. Paired with his face,

at his waist and saw her hand resting

an electric shock, she quickly withdrew

upbringing and background, he would never force a woman to

who took the initiative to embrace him and then blamed it on him, which was indeed unreasonable.

tease you

stopped smiling and honestly explained what

you, hoping to provide some comfort. Then, you hugged

his soft–heartedness from last night, but he couldn’t bear to see

Hedy fell silent.

her fingers slowly clenching and

your comfort.” Hedy’s expression returned

that the source of

forward to hearing words

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at her for a while, his deep eyes revealing an

than ‘thank

what

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

time, she heard a notification sound from the

mission

and