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

blanket over him, accidentally brushing against his burning skin

him, but she

to check his

at the thermometer, which was

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 she believed high fevers could have severe impacts.

on Dominick’s forehead and several on his neck. Finding some alcohol and cotton balls, she skillfully soaked the cotton and prepared to undress him to cool

frustration, Dominick was

tugged hard, but even sick, he was heavy and stubborn.

hand, climbed onto the bed, and tried to pull the shirt out bit by bit

as 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 chapters of novels

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

let go, I bite you. Dominick, your brain will get fried if your fever doesn’t go down, she whispered in his ear, first warning him, then trying to reason with him, but it was no use,

her tightly like a human pillow as if it eased his feverish discomfort. Stephanie was extremely uncomfortable, trapped

Chapter 019

face in her neck, making her skin itch, Stephanie was terribly ticklish. And yet, he seemed to

long night was an ordeal for Stephanic

as if she hadn’t had such

abruptly awakened

together the day’s events, she felt a chill as she lifted the blanket Oh,

time to worry about that. Molly quickly threw

high alert as

strange noises came

intruder. But what kind of thief would mess around in

any moment, she decided to bravely sneak a peek. Surprisingly, she saw all

house?” she asked, her voice

the sound of her voice. Molly felt a bit dizzy, but she could still see

doing?” she asked

angry and embarrassed, “Molly, you really don’t remember what you did!” Instead of answering her,

a few seconds to process, and she stared dazedly at the man before her. Then, stiffly, she lowered her head to look at her bathrobe, realizing she was only

had

afterward. Then “Where are my clothes?” she asked.

to sleep in them?” Scott’s tone

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

them off yourself. You were dead

she felt

a mixture of emotions as if she had turned to stone. It

say*

such things in such a

embarrassed, as he nearly burned

cook for me in the kitchen Molly regained her senses, walked into the kitchen, and

that even a metal spatula couldn’t scrape it

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