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.

nature, aside from family gatherings, he had never taken me to any other

"I see."

intentions-to leave an impression with the Renolds family that I was a married woman, thwarting any thoughts I might have had about getting closer

being relatively normal despite being

frowned. "Where

"He's in the study..."

study door. "Ryan, are you out of your mind? I told you, there's nothing between me

like my throat was being choked,

a video conference

but facing Ryan's teasingly dark eyes, I

It was too embarrassing.

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

amaSon

I've ever seen."

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I could have walked away immediately, but now I couldn't. I could only grit my teeth.

"Get lost."

was telling me to leave, but he simply hung up the video call and walked towards me, getting straight

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 the time." *Charlotte." He eyed me, half-smiling. "Haven't you noticed, you don't think

do you have for taking me to the banquet?" I

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