Facade of Love

Chapter 280 Two Peculiar Individuals.

Charlie shook his head. His voice sounded hoarse as he said, “I’m fine…”

Without waiting for him to finish, I reached up and touched his forehead, which was burning up. He had a fever.

Charlie was slightly stunned when I suddenly touched his forehead. He hesitated for a

moment but then smiled at me and said, “I’m okay.”

Getting a fever at this moment was indeed dangerous. I looked at Inch and said, “He has a fever.”

Inch reacted more nervously than I did. He suddenly stood up, too agitated to say much, and rushed out of the cave entrance. When he returned, he was carrying a first–aid kit. He knelt down beside Charlie, saying, “Sir, I’ll prepare some medicine for you.”

As Inch reached out to offer Charlie the medicine, something inexplicable happened. Charlie’s face suddenly changed, and he pushed Inch’s hand away, his voice turning cold as he said, “No need.”

I was startled by this unexpected reaction and looked back and forth between Charlie and Inch. Inch still appeared concerned, but Charlie seemed to have realized that his reaction was excessive. He glanced at me and said, “I’m fine.”

Then he turned to Inch and instructed, “Prepare a comfortable place for Ms. Scott to rest.”

I frowned. It was quite late, and he was still concerned about me resting. I insisted, “I’m not tired, but you have a fever. You need to take some medicine!”

changing his dressings earlier, I noticed the bandaged area on Charlie’s face, a result of the fight with Idris. Without overthinking it, I told Inch, “Find the fever–reducing medicine, and

your face.” I was not sure if he did not like others touching him,

there seemed to be a different expression in his eyes, but he nodded at

uneasy, and I could not help but wonder if I was reading too much into it. There was something about the way Charlie looked at him, as if he was giving him a warning with his eyes.

two individuals were truly enigmatic in their interactions.

Inch furrowed his brows as he searched for the medicine in the first–aid kit. Then he

severe. It had already improved significantly. The swelling caused by Idris had subsided, and the bruising had started to fade. It seemed like

Charlie did not object, I decided to go

not me being nosy, but the atmosphere

Two Peculiar

speaking, it

and shook his head slightly, “It doesn’t

medicine, I grabbed a bottle of mineral water. Before I could bring it to him, he had already swallowed the pill in

guard, and

hearing my words, Charlie finally glanced at me. Seeing the water I was offering, he gave me a faint smile and took a sip.

turned to Inch, saying, “Prepare a comfortable place for Ms. Scott to

that Charlie’s condition

back in Lorrell. He handed them to me and suggested, “Ms. Scott, you should get some rest. The