Chapter 284: Accident Can Happen

The neon lights brightened certain parts of the city as it was still asleep before dawnbreak. The gentle breeze blew past, rustling past reddish leaves still hanging to the branches. The fallen ones were lifted from the ground and drifted further away.

Wrapped in the comfort of each other’s arms, Lariette and Ruediger lay entangled in bed. She stirred first, her eyelids twitching, but not because she had enough sleep.