Chapter 184

I stood dumbfounded for a moment, feeling both pity and resentment towards the man before me. I couldn't distinguish between his sincerity and pretense anymore. Nor did I want to bother figuring it out, because soon enough, we would have absolutely nothing to do with each other.

I sniffed and forcibly shook Ryan awake. "Take your medicine before you sleep."

Perhaps knowing it was me, he didn't resist when I brought the medicine to his lips. Instead, he cooperated.

After taking the medicine, he obediently fell back asleep.

His fever was frighteningly high, not something that would go away quickly.

I asked Albert for ointment and applied it to the burns on Ryan's wrist. Only after his fever began to subside did I get up and return to my room.

Perhaps because his health was generally good and he was still young. Albert came the next morning to inform me that his fever had completely gone.

However, in the afternoon, several high-fashion dresses were delivered by the servants.

"Ryan said you should accompany him to a banquet tonight."

"A banquet?" I was puzzled.

three years of marriage, due to its secretive nature, aside from family gatherings, he had never taken me to any other events. He always attended

"I see."

was a married

relatively

"Where

"He's in the study..."

Albert could finish his sentence, I strode away and pushed open the study door. "Ryan, are you out of your mind? I told you, there's

stopped mid-sentence, feeling like my throat was being

was on a video conference

right, but facing Ryan's teasingly dark eyes,

It was too embarrassing.

warmly. "Charlotte, are you going to cheat on my brother?

amaSon

I've ever seen."

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walked away immediately, but now I couldn't. I could only grit my teeth. 'No, no, please

"Get lost."

but he simply hung up the video call and walked towards me, getting straight to the point. "You're angry because of the banquet at the

going too far." I looked up at him. "Ryan, don't think so poorly of me. People have rebound relationships after dating, let alone divorce. I'm not you, you don't have to be so guarded all

do you have for taking me

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