Eric raised his eyebrows. “I’m going to look here too.”

He pretended to open a cabinet. Nicole glared at him, ignored him, and continued to flip through the things.

Out of the corner of his eyes, Eric saw a small, inconspicuous box on top of the cabinet.

Nicole tiptoed and was just about to reach it.

Just before she could hold it steady, the box fell.

It was too late to dodge. Nicole saw that it was about to smash on her forehead and closed her eyes tightly. Her heart sank.

‘Ugh! What bad luck!’

However, the expected pain did not happen. Instead, a large, slightly cool hand with a faint scent of cologne covered her head and blocked her eyes.

Nicole could feel the dull thud of the box falling and hitting the back of Eric’s hand, but he did not flinch.

At that moment, her heart felt like it had been hit by that box and fluttered slightly.

Eric removed his hand. His voice was magnetic and mellow.

“Luckily it didn’t hit you...”

He handed the box in his hand to her. “I don’t thi