Felicia's gaze wandered.

She knew clearly that everything that happened yesterday was not a dream but a real sequence of events. She had even personally undressed Stephan when he was unconscious from his injuries. But he would never know about that.

And it was better that way-if he did, it would be one more trouble she didn't need.

She wisely chose not to press the matter further because he said nothing. Her eyes shifted to the water dispenser in the room, and she swallowed with difficulty.

She was so thirsty.

She regretted not asking the nurse to bring her a cup of warm water earlier.

Just as Felicia hesitated to get up and take the IV bag to the water dispenser, she saw Stephan move. He took a disposable cup with his long, clean hands and filled it with water. What a good person!

She was about to reach out to take the cup but saw him leisurely drink from it himself.

She was speechless.

Her lips twitched, and her eyes unconsciously flashed with irritation and silent accusation.

barely betrayed a

the cup and handed it

lovely hand. His nails were neatly trimmed, and the veins on his hand were distinct,

admire it silently. She took the cup and drank it in one go.

and filled another

was a little

back on her interactions with Stephan, she realized that there had always been moments of tension, clashes, and tests between them. Yet, after this experience, things seemed to have gotten better. She looked at him gratefully, and after finishing the two cups of water, she felt like she had

drip, Felicia didn't feel

a nearby county," he replied, though he didn't remember the county's

to Alverton, so it made sense they had come

crossed her mind. "I'd like to make a call

had been washed away when she fell into the water, and

IV drip was almost done, and once it was removed, she planned to borrow a phone from the nurse to let the

her accident

also wondered where Shawn was and

remembered that Stephan had saved Lucas when she grabbed the vine after sliding down the slope. Though she hadn't

injured and captured by Charles

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