Chapter 1562

"Jamie, you need to get better. You still haven't given me an answer."

Sitting by her bedside, Ben held Jamie's hand, its warmth unnaturally high. He pressed her hand to his cheek, gently rubbing against it.

Jamie woke up in the middle of the night.

This time, the throbbing in her head had lessened, though she was still groggy as she scanned her surroundings.

Her eyes landed on Ben, slumped in a chair by her bed.

He hadn't changed his clothes or even covered himself with a blanket. The man who was always so meticulous about his appearance now sat there in a rumpled, wrinkled shirt.

Jamie stared at him for a moment, her mind blank. Before she realized it, her hand had moved, brushing against his chiseled face.

The light flutter of his lashes snapped her back to awareness. She quickly tried to pull her hand away, but it was too late. He had already caught her.

"Touching me first thing after waking up? Looks like you're feeling better and might've even had a change of heart," Ben said, his voice raspy and thick with exhaustion.

for a full day and night, and Ben had cared for her tirelessly the entire time, barely even

strong constitution, he could manage such

caught red-handed, and awkwardly blurted out, "Let go of me. I was

in the air, leaving both

plenty of unpleasant moments between them in the past, and Ben had said his share of hurtful things. He might not have

decisive. "I was

lips twitching. "It's fine. It's

it. Most of the hurt had faded

asked, changing

fine. You've just gotten over your

"You're right. He's probably asleep by now. I'll go see him around noon and bring him some

his movement startled

are you doing?" she asked, her

"I just wanted to check if your fever's really

making him wonder if she was really so repelled by

to do anything," Ben said

realized she might

she was entirely wrong. "Given

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