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.

found Sean huddled up in

“Sir.”

respond to her call, she gently nudged him. “Sir? Are you

that she realized his face was

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

his eyes snapped open and he grabbed her arms. In

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her to the

his best to hold the feelings back. As he gazed deep into her clear eyes, he hoarsely asked, “In

felt so very

to push him away, but his arms were clamped so hard down on her shoulders that she could not do so.

at him and said, “I meant you have a

not burning up with a fever. It was all because of the soup from last night that tormented him all night long. The heat never left him, no matter how long he submerged himself in

his reach, his eyes grew deeper and darker. He was like a dangerous leopard

as delicate and pink as cherry blossoms while her rosy cheeks looked like a delicious cherry cake. As his throat rolled

the back of his head just as his face

turned black, and he collapsed on top of her.

“You’re heavy!”

kicked him off of her and sat up while rubbing

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ground, she smirked. “How was it? Surprised? I know

last night,

had called a doctor over to handle it for

it was a different method,

anything to her last night in the bathroom, so why would he

Something was wrong!

her chin as she knelt down to

Oh

He was not burning up from a fever.

before heading downstairs to talk to

“Ja …

she was asked to call him, but she could not call him

with kind eyes. “What do you need,

much. Could you please get me a pen and

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the items, placed

by the table and scribbled out

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