Chapter 7

Eloise got home. Michelle, who was praying, looked up with hope in her eyes as she saw her.

Pale-faced, Eloise shook her head. Michelle was disappointed but held her tongue. "You're soaking wet." she said. "Go take a shower, or you will catch a cold."

Eloise nodded. She showered and took some medicine, but still ended up catching a cold, feeling a bit dizzy.

At midnight, Veronica couldn't wait any longer and called to know the results. Eloise relayed the events in a hoarse voice.

Veronica sounded astonished. "Harvey can really control his desires? You were already that close, and he still held back? Eloise...is there something wrong with him?"

Eloise responded quietly, "I don't think so, he seems pretty normal to me."

Veronica let out a sigh of relief and then encouraged Eloise. "As long as there's nothing wrong with him physically, I don't believe you can't win him over."

bitter smile. She knew very well that she could not

and went back to sleep. When she woke up, it was noon the next day. Michelle wasn't home,

felt even worse. She took her temperature, and it was a whopping 39.5 degrees. She managed to eat something,

put her on an IV. By the time Eloise was hooked up, it was already 3 p.m. She was exhausted from the past few days and fell asleep in the shabby chair half

up medication for his mother. As they were leaving, he spotted Eloise in

hand was hooked up to an IV, and her sleeping face was pale and pitiful. Harvey stared at her for a few extra seconds. His mother, Pauline, noticed her son's

replied indifferently, "We've met

"Earlier, when I was registering, she helped me out. I didn't know

gave Eloise

IV in her hand. Suddenly,

Harvey frowned.

you stay

to stay, but under his mother's gaze, he agreed. Eloise didn't

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