After some time, Minerva said softly, "You're injured and I'm not a doctor. What's the point of me being here."

"Who said that there's no point?" Maddox looked up and straight at her. He slightly opened his thin lips and said, "Come here."

Although he looked terrible, he looked much better than before. Minerva did not move forward. Instead, she stood on the spot and said softly, "If you have anything to say, you can say it directly. I can hear you from here."

"Really?" Maddox sneered, "But I can't. Come here."

Minerva said, "Don't be insatiably greedy!"

"Fine, then I'll move." After that, Maddox really wanted to get up and walk towards her.

He had just moved a little and Minerva's expression changed drastically. Without much thought, she walked over to him and pressed him back down onto the bed. "Don't mess around. The doctor has just treated your wounds, hasn't he? Why are you..."

Minerva's last words were drowned away by his embrace. He held Minerva in his embrace as she looked a little dazed. Her heartbeat seemed to have stopped for a moment. Every breath she took belonged to the man.

Despite... this being a hospital.

Minerva's eyelashes fluttered and she asked hesitatingly, "Wh-what are you doing?"

Maddox breathed greedily on her neck. His voice was muffled and he said, "I just wanted to confirm that you are safe and sound."

Minerva was speechless.

"I'm fine. Hurry up and let go of me," Minerva said as she tried to push him away.

"Mm..." Maddox groaned in pain and this successfully made Minerva stop struggling. She had seen his wounds with her own eyes for a long time. How could she not know how terrifying those wounds were? Hence, when he shouted in pain this time, it must have been really painful. After all, she couldn't even stand just seeing it.

"You're fine but I'm not." There was a hint of grievance in Maddox's voice. All the heat that he exhaled lingered on Minerva's neck. He was especially sad and said, "Are you going to push me away even if it's just a hug?"

Minerva blinked her eyes. Why did she feel that this man was taking advantage of her by using his injuries?

She took a deep breath to calm herself down.

do you want to

just for

Deal!

let him hug her for a little while longer. After all, he

couldn't push him away, could

while longer would not kill her or cause her any harm anyways. Furthermore, it was not like Maddox

had only been quiet for a short while before his arms wrapped

hands merely moved a little and did not

he realized that Minerva didn't resist, he then became fearless. He slowly moved his hands upward and touched her back gently. Minerva frowned when she felt something wrong, then she raised

her head, she saw a shadow in front

lips turned

gush of warmth covered

if her heart had been electrocuted. She

Maddox, who was right in

he didn't even open his eyes. His eyelashes casted a shadow

out her hands to push him away out of reflex, but nothing happened. Then, she pushed him again and Maddox cried out in pain on the spot.

sweat on his forehead. The hand that pushed him stopped and fell

she could

in his arms and

ground in the

forehead. He then said in a low voice, "For you to be willing to let me hug you quietly and kiss you like this, it's worth it even if

Minerva was speechless.

This man!

secretly gritted her teeth and did

glared hatefully at Maddox and asked, "Are you hungry or not?

close to each other. Because of the

for me to

her in annoyance, who was still pretending to be obedient after he took advantage of her. "You're injured because of me. Do you think that I won't

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