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Chapter 49 A Night Under His Watch

# Finished

David stood motionless, his gaze fixed on the woman lying on the bed. He wanted nothing more than to strangle Caroline. And yet, here he was, feeding her water and porridge. If she died, wouldn’t that solve everything? At least I wouldn’t have to deal with this myself.

Tm so hungry… I want food…” Caroline murmured faintly. She tried to roll over and sit up but lacked the strength. Halfway there, she collapsed back into the soft bedding.

She curled up tightly, her back arched, her face deathly pale.

David’s expression darkened. “If you can still talk, you’re not dying. Get up and eat by yourself.

“Okay, okay,” Caroline mumbled but remained motionless, her eyes slowly closing again.

David’s lips thinned as his frustration grew. He could have left or summoned a servant, but he stayed. What’s wrong with me?

Before he realized it, he was sitting by her bedside, holding a spoon of porridge close to her lips. His actions had become strangely practiced, even testing the temperature with a gentle blow. Still, his voice was as cold as ever. “Open your mouth. Eat.”

weakly parted her

and slightly sweet, soothing her hunger and comforting her

Before long, the bowl was empty, and

streamed through the windows. It

much better, Caroline quickly

“Did I faint?”

what happened the night before. She remembered walking out of the

“Noon? Already?”

supposed to be her first official day at work, and now she’d missed it entirely.

jumped out of bed and dashed downstairs, skipping her morning

butler called after her. “Why

to

Mr. Ellison already informed the company,”

mid–step. “What

from low blood sugar yesterday,

Night Under His

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