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

brushing against his burning skin through the luxurious silk

hated him, but she was

took a thermometer to

the thermometer,

bit scared, because Oscar had once had a fever over 104 degrees when he was a child and became nonverbal for

Finding some alcohol and cotton balls, she skillfully

Dominick was

sick, he was heavy and stubborn. His

hand,

he wrapped both arms around her, and pulled her into his embrace tightly. Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the Findɴovel.ɴet website on

soft skin pressed against his firm, muscular chest, and her cheeks turned red from his exuded warmth. Despite being ill he was still strong. Now, he clung to her like a koala, leaving Stephanie in utter despair.

fried if your fever doesn’t go down, she whispered in his ear,

pillow as if it eased his feverish discomfort.

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buried his stubble face in her neck, making her skin itch, Stephanie was terribly ticklish.

night was an

she hadn’t had such a comfortable

abruptly awakened

had made her particularly alert at night. Groggy and still piecing together the day’s events, she felt a chill

there was no time to worry about that. Molly quickly

high alert as stra

came from

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

call the police at any moment, she decided to bravely sneak a peek. Surprisingly, she

my house?” she asked, her voice still slightly

at the sound of her voice. Molly felt a bit dizzy,

you doing?” she

embarrassed, “Molly, you really don’t remember what you did!” Instead of answering her, he threw back

man before her. Then, stiffly, she lowered

What had happened?

earlier uglily. The wont part was running into him afterward. Then “Where

soaked through. Did you want to sleep in them?” Scott’s tone

off? Molly recalled how her heartless brother and mother had bullied her, but facing him now, s inexplicably

yourself. You

she felt

as if she had turned to stone. It was mortifying that he could

say*

such a calm

embarrassed, as he

walked into the kitchen, and was immediately

was coated with something so stuck that

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