Chapter 34 Surprised? I Know Martial Arts

Sean filled the wooden tub with icy cold water before getting in. With his legs curled up, he submerged his entire body, including his head, into the water.

There was not enough to submerge every inch of himself in the water, and the chill did not chase away the heat at all. Instead, the heat kept building in him.

With a loud splash, he emerged from the water and went downstairs, dressed only in a towel and a pair of slippers.

He had not needed that much sleep since he was in his thirties.

In the living room downstairs, Jason was happily laughing at the show playing on his tablet.

When he suddenly heard footsteps echoing in the hallway, he curiously looked up to find Sean angrily stomping down the stairs while covered only by a single towel.

The frustrated expression on Sean’s face shocked him. “Mr. Sean, you

Sean shot him a deathly glare that immediately made him shut up.

Oh, dear.

That glare was so scary. It felt like Sean was going to kill him.

Too scared to utter a single sound, Jason curled up in a ball and looked away from Sean.

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After a series of bangs and crashes, he sensed Sean walking toward him. He

carefully raised his head and silently looked up to see Sean holding a metal bucket filled with ice cubes.

Ice … cubes?

His eyes widened, and he promptly ran away with his tablet.

Oh, no! He had doomed Sean!

Claire slept soundly that night.

When she woke up in the morning, she touched her forehead to find that her fever had subsided and her cold was cured.

blanket, she found Sean huddled up in the lounge: She frowned

“Sir.”

not respond to her call, she gently nudged him. “Sir? Are

It was then that she realized his face was unnaturally

forehead, but quickly withdrew it when she felt the scorching heat of his skin. “It feels so hot!”

eyes snapped open and he grabbed her arms. In one quick move,

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her to the lounge.

so very dry. Still, he did his best to hold the feelings back. As he gazed deep into her clear

in felt so very

did her best to push him away, but his arms were clamped so hard down on her

him and said, “I

tormented him all night long. The

prey within his reach, his eyes grew deeper and darker. He

looked like a delicious cherry cake. As his throat rolled sensually, he suddenly leaned

a loud bang as she slapped him on the back of his head just as his face was

turned black, and he collapsed on top of

“You’re heavy!”

kicked him off of her and sat up while rubbing her wrists.

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ground, she smirked. “How was

dislocated Elena’s shoulder last night, she was going to

However, Sean had called a doctor over to

it was a different method, the results were the same.

night in the bathroom,

Something was wrong!

knelt down to turn him over and

Oh

heart was pounding hard. He was not burning up from

before heading downstairs to

“Ja …

she could not call him by his first name. Hence, she settled for

kind eyes. “What do you

much. Could you please get me a pen

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her the items, placed neatly on the wooden table.

down by the table and scribbled out a list of herbs.

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