Chapter 3

The air was tense and icy.

Gwendolyn clutched her rapidly beating heart and shifted uneasily before asking tentatively, “Are you awake?“–

Howard lay with his eyes open but was otherwise motionless and silent.

Gwendolyn tentatively reached out to cover his eyes with her hand, feeling a slight tickle in her palm.

Slowly. Howard closed his eyes.

She sat on the edge of the bed, breaking out in a cold sweat. With a guilty conscience, she meticulously cleaned the lipstick marks on Howard’s face and then covered him up with the duvet as if hiding evidence.

Still, he didn’t wake.

This reassured Gwendolyn that it must just be an involuntary reaction of a comatose patient.

The sound she thought she’d heard must have been her imagination.

Sitting bored by his side, she eventually dozed off as the night deepened.

In the middle of the night, she shivered into a ball, her dreams taking her back to a similarly

frigid night years ago. Turning in her sleep, she instinctively embraced the

her, missing the moment when Howard opened his eyes once again.

with a

was roused by the noise, her eyes heavy

warm body beside.

a washbasin, commanding, “Mrs. Chadwick, could

him up?”

“Of course.”

Howard had been in a coma for a

nurse, but no outsider can compare to his wife.” Marina stated firmly, leaving no room for argument.

resignation and took the towel from Marina. She wrung it out and began gently cleaning Howard’s handsome face. His eyes remained tightly

striking features, her cheeks flushing red. Under Marina’s vigilant supervision, she wiped

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the towel touched, her

be thorough. After cleaning his body, you need to apply body lotion

to prevent

couldn’t cut comers. She consoled herself by pretending Howard was just

her actions became more meticulous and professional

in

his wrist, unfolding his fingers with the

felt a strong pulse beneath her fingertips and voiced her

is it?”

head. With a knowing look, Marina said. “You and Mr. Howard are legally married. Don’t

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