Chapter 320
Scott devoured the big plate of pasta, savoring every bite, feeling physically and mentally satisfied.
Looking up, he saw Molly in the living room, looking pale and sickly. She barely touched her food, but thankfully, the was obediently drinking water and taking her medicine without coaxing.
“Do you still have a fever?” Scott walked over to help her clear the dishes, noticing her pale face and contemplating whether modrag her to the hospital
“I took my temperature. It’s 98.6 degrees. No fever, just a headache, probably a cold” Molly spoke nasally, sluggishly watching Scott take the dishes to the kitchen to wash Out of habit, she almost instinctively stood up. “Ill wash them.”
Scott
put on an apron and turned his head with a somewhat complex expression. “Don’t worry I won’t break your dishes”
“That’s not what I meant. It’s winter, and there’s no hot water from the rap, and you’re not used to kitchen work, Molly weakly explained. She used to be his housekeeper and never dared to let the big boss lift a finger.
“Do you think I’m afraid of a bit of cold water!” Scott frowned, seeming annoyed by her nagging. “Go lie down. Doing dishes is easy. Are you hovering here because you don’t trust me to handle it?”
“Of course not,” Molly replied sullenly. How could she dare doubt him
Warching his back as he wore the apron, he seemed to handle it well, but he used too much dish soap, Suddenly, Molly found it a bit amusing.
She turned and went back to her bedroom. She was used to living alone. Her house was usually quiet. The last time a man had been in her kitchen was Oscar Oscar was great at cooking, seamlessly handling knives and pans. Watching him cook had left her in awe. Compared to Oscar, Scott was
no match
Yet now. Molly found Scott’s clumsy dishwashing more endearing. Lying on her bed, closing her eyes, she couldn’t stop thinking about him.
Maybe it was because she liked him. She didn’t know when it started, but she’d secretly liked him for a long time.
After taking her medicine, Molly thought she would be fine after a nap. So, she endured the dull pain in her head without telling him.
Used to being scorned by her mother and bullied by her stepfather and brother, she had learned to be strong. When other girls cried and whined. she knew that after crying, she should buy medicine and treat her wounds because no one would comfort her.
Enduring the pain in her temples, she thought of her ordinary childhood, being bullied and looking dirty, and slowly drifted off to sleep.
hour to wash three plates in
over, constantly doubting whether they were clean enough. Unfortunately, this resulted in water splash out of the sink upon the floor, and he had to fetch a mop. His first thought was how
room sofa to sip some coffee. Glancing at the clock next to the
like him staying in a woman’s house…
toward the bedroom, staying silent for
girl Molly liked him, but he was worried he couldn’t give her happiness. If he kept dragging this on he would only hurt her Moreover, Chloe’s temper might
intended to fire her. He just didn’t want to bring
he stood up hastily,
up, glancing at it casually, and
trash. “It’s been expired for six
Without tomber thenight.
bedom When he touched her
to
turnes uncomfortably in her sleep and didn’t wake up Senti stoned by
10:28 AM
Chapter 320
already muddled brain would become even more sluggish if her fever continued
with fever and peacefully asleep with her eyes closed, he couldn’t
troublesome,” he muttered
accept even in his
new
but at 4 AM, finding a taxi wasn’t easy. After wandering around, he found that the 24–hour convenience store didn’t sell medicine. He
Scott returned to her apartment, it
Molly to take her medicine. As he approached the bed, the light pink phone on the nightstand
he thought it was an alarm and reached out to turn
the screen, he realized it
in the quiet room, grating on
ΠΕΠΕΙ.
calmly, “Molly has
with a loud, accusatory tone, phone in the middle of the
“Who are
Where is Molly! Why do
have my
daughter’s
voice was piercing and unpleasant, making Scott frown as she
to explain patiently, “She has a cold
of my daughter. Em warning you, leave immediately or I’ll
bedroom
to look at
up, vaguely hearing her mother’s familiar shrill voice. She
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
The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!