Love and Devotion No Longer His to Claim by Dream Fish

Chapter 418

That kind of personality, combined with Austin's good looks and talent, made countless women flock to him. Yet, no one had ever seen him get particularly close to anyone. Even with Angela, he'd always been distant, rarely showing any warmth.

Because of this, Angela had always felt a little intimidated around him and had never dared to get too close. But today, he'd taken the initiative to add her.

She wondered if she should send him a message. Since he'd already made the first move, she figured she should at least show some sincerity in return.

Suddenly, someone knocked on her door. Angela was shocked, then let out a sigh. The only person who'd come at this hour was Dexter.

She wondered why he always appeared in the middle of the night instead of just going to bed like a normal person.

Feeling helpless, she opened the door, ready to confront him. However, she found Dexter standing there with a thermometer in his mouth, looking sick and pitiful.

"I'm having a fever," he said hoarsely, his voice carrying a hint of vulnerability.

burning up. "Come in and sit down. I'll get

to take a

one hand resting on his stomach and the other on his forehead.

water. After mixing the powder into the drink, she

Then, without a word, he got up and flopped onto her bed, his long legs hanging off the edge.

"This is my bed. Go back to your own room to

he'd already fallen asleep. With a sigh of resignation, Angela

but the atmosphere felt different. The moment her

quietly sat up and watched her sleep, remaining silent for a long time. Then, he slipped off his

of such quiet closeness. Perhaps only at times like this would she set

fully

to separate them, holding them