The Bride’s Revenge

Chapter 374 Then There’s No One Else

“Brown sugar and ginger tea. Have some.” Lucas brought the cup to her, and though it had cooled a bit, it was still warm. “Be careful, it’s hot.”

Marion looked at him, and blinked once, realizing her pettiness. She felt a twinge of guilt and she watched him hold the cup, the handle exposed for her. Her heart warmed.

Marion quickly took the cup. The freshly brewed tea was steaming. She thought about using her free hand to check Lucas’s palm for any burns, but she was too weak, so she abandoned the idea.

Lowering her head, she blew on the hot liquid and took a sip. In the next moment, he had his hand on her abdomen again.

Marion looked at Lucas. “How did you know to brew this?”

He even knew to buy her nighttime pads! He had even made brown sugar and ginger tea for her menstrual cramps! Although the gestures themselves were heartwarming and touching, just the thought that he had done such things for someone else made Marion feel bitter.

Suddenly, she remembered what Amber had said about him and her throat felt constricted. The steam from the tea caused her eyes to become moist.

However, she also knew she was being unreasonable. Marion blinked back her tears, trying to appear casual as she asked, “You seem to understand quite well what girls need during their periods. How

come?”

not exposing her inner turmoil. “Sometimes even

be reliable.”

tightness in her chest lessened. She blinked a few times,

ever bought sanitary pads for you?” Marion’s smile quickly faded as he turned the question back on her.

made a wry face. “Does Cassie count as someone else?”

hand to cover

then there’s no one else,” she said, lowering her

tea in the cup was now mostly consumed, and the remaining portion was not as hot anymore. Marion started

the drink and handed him the

stomach still

head. “A little,

your

placed the cup aside. “Do you need me to help you up?”

bed. “No need, no need! It’s just menstruation, not an amputation!”