The bodyguards wisely retreated, seeing Juan's cold expression.

Debra finally relaxed. Juan stepped closer, his hand brushing lightly against her forehead.

"You're burning up. What happened?"

"Why don't you ask your dear aunt? She stirred up quite the storm here."

The house was in disarray, and Debra felt helpless about the disturbance. "I'll take care of it."

"I know. I wasn't planning to get involved."

She tried to stand up, but the moment she rose, a wave of dizziness hit her.

In that haze, she thought she heard someone calling out to her. Juan rushed forward and caught her just before she collapsed, but the next second, she was lifted into another set of arms. "No need to trouble yourself, Mr. Nichols. I've got a girlfriend."

Marion's voice was steady as he cradled Debra close, not even sparing Juan a glance.

"Stop!"

path. His gaze lingered on the unconscious Debra, now safely held by

Is this how you protect her? By letting her get bullied while you stand by and

"And if I'm not mistaken, the ones causing her trouble were from your family." Juan clenched

she's sick right now. Our place is a bit more comfortable, and we

well stay and

mess."

trashed. If they didn't start cleaning soon, no one would be able

matter-of-factly, "I'll take care of my

possessive tone left a bad taste. in Juan's mouth. Even though he knew it was safer for Debra to be

Violet already causing trouble, more was bound to come, and at

his car, his

102 degrees Fahrenheit,"

been

drive," Marion said, shrugging off his

to get ready with some fever medicine. Also,

when she wakes

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