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

roughly draped the blanket over him, accidentally brushing against his burning skin through the luxurious silk shirt, feeling how feverish he

hated him, but

took a thermometer to check his temperature.

thermometer,

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

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

Dominick was not very

off the shirt. Stephanie tugged hard, but even sick, he was heavy and stubborn.

alcohol–soaked cotton from her other hand, climbed onto the bed, and tried to pull the shirt out bit by

both arms around her, and pulled her into his embrace tightly. Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh

chest, and her cheeks turned red from his exuded warmth. Despite being ill he was still

get fried if your fever doesn’t go down,

as if it eased his feverish discomfort.

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and he had a bad habit. He buried his stubble face in her neck, making her skin itch, Stephanie was

night was an ordeal for

hadn’t had

was abruptly awakened by

day’s events, she felt a chill as she lifted

time to worry about that. Molly quickly threw on a bathrobe. She was

on high alert as stra

came

intruder. But what kind of

to call the police at any moment, she decided to bravely sneak a peek. Surprisingly, she saw all the lights in her living room were on, and a familiar figure was

in my house?” she asked, her voice still

Molly felt a bit

doing?” she asked

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

process, and she stared dazedly at the man before her. Then, stiffly, she lowered her head to look at her

What had happened?

running into him afterward. Then “Where are my clothes?”

through. Did you want to

Molly recalled how her heartless brother and mother

yourself. You were

she felt

had turned to stone. It was mortifying that he

say*

such things in such

soon, it was Scott’s turn to be embarrassed, as

regained her senses, walked into the kitchen, and was immediately shocked by the sight of the burnt,

something so stuck that even

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