After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back by Riverflow

Chapter 556

A cold, shadowed look darkened Lucas' eyes as he watched her pale face and heard her murmurs.

He scoffed.

Love?

What did it matter?

As long as she remained by his side, love was irrelevant.

At Maple Garden, Lucas carried Aveline upstairs, used her finger to unlock the door, and strode inside. He went straight to the bathroom and began running hot water in the tub.

Once it was ready, he gently placed her in the bath, and the tension in her furrowed brow eased slightly.

She was already running a fever.

First, he needed to warm her up and then give her medicine.

Lucas carefully bathed her, then wrapped her in a towel and carried her out. As he dressed her in clean pajamas, he couldn't help but notice her delicate curves and smooth, ivory skin. His gaze darkened, and he found himself swallowing hard more than once.

When it was time to take the medicine, Aveline's body instinctively resisted, her lips refusing to part.

Lucas lost patience.

placed the pill in his own mouth,

"Mmm..."

her dazed state, but Lucas pressed on, prying her lips apart and

her mouth.

sip of water and continued to feed it to

spit out the pill. But before she could, another mouthful of water came in, causing her

several times, he made sure she

to resist any longer, pressed his lips to hers, this time in a real kiss. His tongue explored every corner of her mouth, leaving

to struggle as breathing became difficult, resisting

out-of-control kiss, his gaze burning as he

unconscious form.

sick, I'll

Lucas got up and went

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Aveline had curled up into a tight ball, her

cold..."

blanket and got into bed, pulling

warmth, and Aveline instinctively pressed closer to

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her temperature several times. When he finally saw her fever