Chapter 231

Exhausted from the night, Elijah was sound asleep.

Sheena stared at him and noticed the faint palm print mark on his slightly swelling left cheek and dried blood at the corner of his mouth. He looked just as miserable as she felt. Although she had drained her strength last night and could not remember what happened afterward, judging by the current situation, Elijah probably had not done anything to her.

Sheena pursed her lips and tasted a hint of sweetness.

Was it glucose?

Sheena scoffed at how Elijah was acting like a nice person when he was the one drugging her coffee. She could not help but wonder if he was staging this whole act.

Well, she would play along!

Quietly slipping out of the bathtub, Sheena left the bathroom without waking him up.

Elijah was awakened by the intense pain in his back. The position he had slept in by the bathtub had left his arm sprained. As he was busy helping Sheena lower her fever last night, he forgot to tend to his own injuries and also accidentally bumped into the sharp edge of the bed. His back was probably even more swollen now.

Elijah sighed and sat up straight, only to find the person in the bathtub was gone!

did Sheena wake up?

he not notice

to the sink, cleaned the traces of blood from the corner

find Sheena.

hands folded across her chest, exuding a chilly

saw the scene, he knew that the inevitable had arrived. He walked over with heavy steps,

locked eyes with him but remained

did make the coffee,

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I placed the coffee sugar packet in the tray and served it to you. I don’t deny that fact, but I had no idea that it was the

glint in her

words

adding, “Last night, I said I wouldn’t deceive you anymore,

The next day, you suspected me. Did you give me a chance to explain? Would you have believed me if

there was no way to turn things around, and he stayed silent, unable to find

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