Chapter 1053 Her Knight (2/2)

The better he treated her, the guiltier she felt.

Cody hugged her back and, while stroking her hair, he gently said, ”Hey, don't talk like that. I'm good to you because I want to. No one is forcing me to

eved it was powerful enough to overcome anything.

How wrong she had been.

Reality was far more complex than what she had envisioned.

Up until this moment, she had never understood how much trouble and pressure her childishness had inflicted on Sean.

All of a sudden, the loud slam of a door outside brought her back to her senses.

She froze for a second before standing up in a hurry. Quickly, she reached the door handle and went outside.

On the corridor, she spotted Sean as he left the room next to hers. He seemed relaxed with his army green T-shirt and slippers on, and his hair was wet.

”Uncle Sean, you're here!”

At that moment, when Sally saw him, she couldn't help but have a wide smile on her face while she ran to him excitedly. However, before she jumped into his arms like she usually did, she remembered Cody's words and stood still, allowing a safe distance between them.

It wasn't such a surprise that he was there, though. This was also his home, and he occasionally came back from the army base.

When Sean heard her coming, he briefly stopped and nodded at her. Then, he carried on and headed towards Terence's study in order to get himself a book.

Sally followed him and closed the door behind her. There was more that she wanted to say, but she didn't know how to start. After a while, she finally mustered enough strength to speak, ”Uncle Sean, the last time... I just want to say I'm sorry. I was too selfish.

Anyway... How was your proposal?”

She asked, her voice trembling.