Crossroads

Chapter 319

Chapter 319

“Let go of me.” It was the fifth time she yelled at him, but the man in front of her stubbornly held onto her wrist, refusing to let go. Stephanie was so furious that she almost wanted to take advantage of his illness to give him a good beating

“Dominick, I’m just getting a thermometer and some fever medicine. I’m not running away.” She emphasized, her expression complex.

But he acted as if he didn’t hear her.

She continued, “Hey, you’re heavy. Stand on your own Don’t lean on me. Dominick, don’t think I won’t get mad. Ah! Don’t lean your big head on me. Your stubble is prickling my neck. It’s itchy. Get off me, get off”

Then he rasped out a low, hoarse reply. “You’re noisy

Stephanie was exhausted, both physically and mentally. This cold–hearted man only knew

the bed.

ew how to torment her. Finally, she managed to drag him to

With a bit of spite, she shoved his heavy body onto the bed. Just looking at him made her angry.

If he weren’t sick, she would’ve gone to the bathroom to fetch a basin of cold water to drench him. How infuriating!

The man on the bed lay still on his side. Stephanie frowned and moved closer.

Dominick was tall and broad–shouldered, making her 6–foot bed seem insufficiens. His hair was disheveled, his eyes closed, and his usually stern face looked less intimidating. His straight nose and dry, thin lips were noticeable, and as she got closer, she could feel his slow, hot breath

“Ever since his

surgery, he hasn’t fallen ill. Who knows where he’s been wearing himself out? Serves him right,” she muttered.

Stephanie looked at his haggard face, her feelings complicated. Especially seeing his furrowed brow, she guessed he had a headache.

She removed his leather shoes and jacket, then took her velvet blanket to cover him. Her gaze paused on the belt around his waist.

Undoing a man’s belt was quite suggestive. Who knew how many women had undone his belt?

With mixed emotions, Stephanie expressionlessly undid his belt. There were so many people he could bother, yet he had to come to bother me. Her resentment grew.

my

house to

his burning skin through the luxurious silk shirt, feeling

hated him, but she

to check his

later, Stephanie stared at the thermometer, which

high fevers, even a bit scared, because Oscar had once had a fever over 104 degrees when he was a child and became nonverbal for years. Ever since

patch on Dominick’s forehead and several on his neck. Finding some alcohol and cotton balls, she skillfully

her frustration, Dominick was not

sick, he was heavy and stubborn. His shirt

sleeping profile, she reluctantly set down the alcohol–soaked cotton from her other hand, climbed onto the bed, and tried to pull

soon as she got on the bed and barely found her balance, he wrapped both arms around her, and pulled her into his embrace tightly. Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the Findɴovel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access

his firm, muscular chest, and her cheeks turned red from his exuded warmth. Despite

you. Dominick, your brain will get fried if your fever doesn’t go down, she whispered in his ear, first warning him, then

tightly like a human pillow as if it eased his feverish discomfort. Stephanie was

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He buried his stubble face in her neck, making her skin

night was an

slept deeply as if she hadn’t had such a

was abruptly awakened by

Groggy and still piecing together the day’s events, she felt a chill as she lifted the blanket Oh,

about that. Molly quickly threw on a

alert as

noises came

thought was that there was an intruder. But what kind of thief would mess around

she decided to bravely sneak a peek. Surprisingly, she saw

house?” she asked, her

sound of her voice. Molly felt a bit dizzy, but

doing?” she

then he replied, sounding both angry and embarrassed, “Molly, you really don’t remember what you

a few seconds to process, and she stared dazedly at the man before her. Then, stiffly, she lowered

had

The wont part was running into him afterward. Then “Where are my clothes?” she asked. Her face turned red, screaming

through. Did you want to sleep in

her heartless brother and mother had bullied her, but facing him now, s inexplicably

yourself. You were

she felt

of emotions as if she had turned

say*

in such a calm tone.

be embarrassed, as he nearly burned

for me in the kitchen Molly regained her senses, walked into the kitchen, and was immediately shocked by the sight of the burnt, unrecognizable

with something so stuck that

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