My Substitute CEO Bride (Nash Calicraft) novel Chapter 1463

Nash returned to the stone house feeling sleepy, so he took off his clothes and climbed into Tatiana's bed. He wrapped his arms around her sweetly scented body and slowly drifted off to sleep.

Not long after, Tatiana opened her eyes. Seeing the weary look on his face, her heart ached slightly. She reached her delicate hand out to caress his chiseled cheek and whispered, “You scoundrel, you've stolen my heart.”

Nash’s lips curved into a slight smile. “Really?” Surprised, Tatiana pulled back and exclaimed, “You... Why aren’t you asleep yet?”

Nash teased her by lifting her chin and replying, “You woke me up. Now you have to make it up to me.”

Looking down, Tatiana pressed her small hand against his warm chest and murmured, “How should I make it up?”

Nash just smiled slightly. “Figure it out yourself.”

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In the following 30-plus days, Nash worked tirelessly day and night, often skipping sleep and food. He had mastered over 500 pages of the tome.

One day, while walking through the bamboo grove, he realized he recognized the array patterns there. The grove contained over 30 arrays, but none were detection arrays, which explained their undisturbed life within.

Nash found 12 bamboo sticks with the word 'Illusion' written on them. Using a carving tool, he carved them up. As soon as he destroyed all 12 of them, the entire bamboo grove began to fall apart. The air twisted, and the surroundings changed drastically.

When Nash and Tatiana emerged at the summit of Malignant Mountain, they were met with breathtaking scenery.

However, Tatiana was visibly lost in thought. She was wearing a white dress and carrying a large white rabbit backpack with the cartoon water bottle hanging from her waist. They had been living in the bamboo grove for over a month, and during that time, their relationship had deepened significantly.

Tatiana bit her red lip, struggling to hold back tears. She knew it was time to wake from this dream.