Love After a Steamy Affair

Chapter 330: Can You Hug Me?

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His gaze was too cold. She said in a hoarse voice, “I…” I’m too thirsty.”

Gabriel passed her the cup of hot water in his hand. She took it and drank half of the cup in one go. Her throat was moistened and felt much more comfortable.

Mrs. Winstead came in with a bowl of porridge. When she saw that Serenity’s complexion had improved a little, she heaved a sigh of relief. “Young Madam, your fever reached 39 degrees today. It was really scary.”

“It must be because I was caught in the rain last night,” said Serenity as she forced a pale smile.

At the mention of last night’s rain incident, Gabriel’s expression turned even colder. Serenity and Mrs. Winstead could sense his displeasure and both of them remained silent.

Mrs. Winstead wanted to feed her porridge but Serenity took the bowl from her hands. “I’ll do it myself.”

had nothing to do,

sat back on the sofa, using his laptop to handle his emails. The silence in the room was broken by the ringing

man on the balcony through the French window. He stood with his back facing her, and his tall figure seemed to blend into

at the pile of documents on the table next to the sofa. In her sleep, she seemed to have heard Mrs. Winstead come

he been absent from the office and accompanying her all day

water to wipe her

didn’t go to work today, he would be the one wiping her body. She wasn’t

for leave when she was sick, or she would muddle through when the

to buy some medicine. No one cared about her and no

three years were lonely and she had given up on

call. He saw Serenity staring at him in a daze. He frowned slightly and walked up to her. He saw that the bowl in her

of porridge on the bedside

into her bright black eyes. Her eyes were clear and his figure was reflected in them. Under her expectant yet careful gaze, he held her

she was sitting, so her head was just above his stomach. She reached out and wrapped her arms around his

while, Gabriel let go of her but her arms were still wrapped around his waist, refusing to