Chapter 567

"Ms. Evelyn, Mr. Jenkins's clothes are completely soaked through with sweat. Could you please help him change into something clean?"

Charles was running a high fever. Wearing damp clothes would only make things worse.

But even unconscious, Charles refused to let anyone else near him.

Aiden hesitated, then spoke up.

Evelyn had known Charles since she was eight years old.

She knew all about his quirks.

In the Jenkins family, aside from Rosa, only she was allowed this close.

Once, this special treatment had made her believe she was special to him.

So, without even realizing it, she'd fallen for him.

Fallen, and fallen hard.

Until Dahlia appeared...

"Yes," Evelyn answered softly.

Aiden let out a sigh of relief and hurried to fetch a clean hospital gown.

"Thank you, Ms. Evelyn. I'll be right outside-just call if you need anything."

"Alright."

Evelyn nodded.

Aiden stepped out and closed the door to the hospital room behind him.

...

She'd been with Charles for five years, intimately close more times than she could count.

of the time, she'd been the one to take the initiative,

undressed him countless times

would burn, her heart would

expression was

had only one goal tonight: for Charles to make it through, to save

finally stop owing

by the hospital bed

Charles's hand shot up

barely conscious, but still instinctively resisted. "Don't touch

"Charles, it's me."

Just those words.

on her wrist eased. Charles

to open his eyes, but

"It's me," she repeated.

name seemed to break through the haze. Charles let go, letting Evelyn unbutton his hospital

One button.

Two.

the third, Evelyn's

the angry burns

pupils trembled

longer steady as she

the shirt open, his chest was

an

most of them scabbed

and red, bore

signs of skin grafts.

was hurt, but never imagined

Evelyn

after thembered the morning

when Charles

her

he'd woken up.

her,

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255