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.

day and night, and Ben had cared for her tirelessly the entire

to his strong constitution, he could manage such

awkwardly blurted out, "Let go of me. I was just worried

air,

of unpleasant moments between them in the past, and Ben had said his share of hurtful things. He might not have meant them, but Jamie had taken them to heart. Perhaps, without even realizing

was

slightly, her lips twitching. "It's fine. It's

faded over time,

asked,

your

He's probably asleep by now. I'll go see him around noon and bring him

Ben reached out, but his movement startled Jamie. She instinctively flinched, pulling

doing?" she asked, her

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

if she was really

to do anything," Ben

realized she

was

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