NovelOnlineLoraine frowned slightly. This man never listened to her, and continued to work, instead of resting his injured
body.
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Cross-legged on the bed, Marco stared intently at his Laptop and phone, his eyes slightly lowered.
He was engrossed in the documents before him, unaware of the door opening as his visitor entered.
As the tablet was Lifted from his grasp, Marco felt a jolt of surprise.
Looking up, he realized it was Loraine who had taken it.
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His gloomy expression vanished and was replaced by a smile.
“Loraine, what brings you here?”
Loraine, who had not bothered to look at the tablet, regarded him sternly. “Didn’t | tell you to go to bed early?”
she scolded.
Marco covered his mouth and coughed, stealing a glance at his phone screen.
Qbot, which was connected to his phone, had gone offline.
The robot had just agreed to cooperate with Loraine and didn’t dare to remind Marco of her presence.
If Qbot did so and Loraine discovered it, the robot would be seen as a double-crosser.
Qbot pretended that it was not there.
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Marco had no choice but to turn to Loraine. “I can’t sleep at the moment, so | decided to catch up on some
paperwork.”
“To catch up on paperwork?”
Loraine’s eyes scanned the room and caught sight of the neatly folded quilt on Russell's bed.
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“You're not going to work all night, are you?”
There was a tinge of frustration in her voice. His family never cared much about Marco, and he didn’t take good
care of himself either.
Marco felt speechless, like a scolded pet dog obediently listening to its owner's rebuke.
Loraine’s expression softened as she put the electronic device into the caband locked it. She then gestured
for Marco to lie down and rest.
After a brief moment of hesitation, Marco complied and lay down on the bed.
Loraine spread out the quilt over him and tucked it in. She looked down at him and pouted.
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