Chapter 21

Brian seemed to be doing something on his phone. After a while, he lifted his head from the phone screen and looked at her. “Are you tired?”

“I want to go upstairs. Can you carry me up?”

“Sure.”

Brian carried her upstairs and settled her in a guest room. As he waited for Louise to fall asleep, his phone vibrated.

He answered the phone, exchanged a few words, and then went downstairs.

Outside the door was a delivery guy. Brian took the items from him, paid, and then headed toward the maid’s room on the

first floor.

Grace’s door was not locked. He quietly entered the room and found her sound asleep.

He stood quietly by the bedside, watching her for a moment. He gently placed the medicine by the bed and then left the

room.

Grace woke up again, this time due to hunger.

As she moved her leg, the top of her foot grazed against the bedsheet, causing her to inhale sharply from the pain.

She turned on the light, and her gaze fell on the medicine bottle at the bedside. She picked up the bottle and glanced at the Instructions, her eyes darkening.

Did he put it there for her?

“How could that be possible? Grace, don’t delude yourself. How could he possibly care about your well–being?” She thought.

It must have been bought by Melvin.

Grace took the medicine and left to find Melvin.

“Miss Sherman, this must be placed by Mr. Brian. I haven’t bought any medicine for you,” said Melvin.

“Not bought by you?” Grace was taken aback.

be Mr. Brian who bought it. Is there a problem, Miss Sherman? Aren’t you

her expression heavy. If he wanted to be indifferent to

to her room in a daze

matter again. There were still more than two months left, and their relationship would

Chapter 21

next day, in the living room, Brian glanced at her

no signs of improvement.

his brow. “Haven’t you applied any medicine?”

the bedside? I used it,

Brian’s gaze darkened.

this severe? He bought

in much conversation with him. She gave a brief reply and went about her own business.

try to be tough,” Brian

table while saying. “Thanks for your concern, Mr. Brian. My injury is on my foot, not my

felt inexplicably annoyed hearing her words.

words? Was she naturally inclined to

condition, what can you do? You’ll only cause trouble for others. Go back to your room!” Brian sternly glared at her.

out from the staircase upstairs,

his gaze softening as he quickly walked over to bring her down in

at her. “Louise needs to visit the Adkins family.

but suddenly felt relieved, and even the pain

to rest. He then instructed someone to prepare a lot of nourishing food

at the table full of dishes and almost shed tears

in this house who is kind

lately, so he instructed me to prepare some nourishing dishes for

it a bit hard to believe. “Really?

“Miss Sherman, Mr. Brian does care about you. He just doesn’t always show it.”

anymore. I’ll be leaving in a little over two months, and after that, 1 won’t

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say something but hesitated.

regardless of whether Brian ordered it or prepared by Melvin himself. She accepted it as long as it was good for the child in her

The Adkins family.

just returned home, and Marshall asked her, full of concern, “Sweetheart, how’s

“Dad, I’m fine.”

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