Chapter 2071 Cecilia's brow furrowed.

Elaine, taking unexpected leave? The timing struck her as oddly coincidental, aligning with Mark's trip to Zameau.

Lost in thought, Cecilia resisted the urge to message Mark. She had faith in him, believing he'd uphold his integrity.

Yet, a nagging suspicion persisted.

If Elaine had indeed traveled to Zameau, Cecilia was prepared to do something.

For her, the bond with Mark held more weight than any accolade or stardom.

She couldn't bear the thought of Elaine keeping pestering him.

Having reached her decision, a weight seemed to lift off Cecilia's shoulders.

In the evening, the weather forecast issued a warning of a category 10 typhoon approaching several nearby cities.

Concern for Mark gripped Cecilia.

She decided to take the initiative and called him, saying, “The wind’s getting dangerously strong. It's not safe out there. Mark, maybe you should come back tomorrow.” Mark wasn't one to risk his life needlessly.

Having just returned from the construction site, he and Peter had already booked two rooms in a hotel.

Standing by the window, gazing at the fierce wind outside, Mark replied softly, “Alright; take care of yourself while I'm not there for you. Keep an eye on Edwin and Olivia as well; Olivia has a habit of kicking off her blanket.” Cecilia agreed, though the phone signal wasn't the best.

Despite the frequent separations, she missed him intensely at this moment.

In a hushed voice, she added, “I'm hanging up now. You should also get some rest.” Mark couldn't resist one last quip, “I'l head back tomorrow morning once the winds settle.” He wanted to get back to her before she head to the set just to steal a few alone time with her.

Cecilia understood his intentions and blushed slightly.

“No, it’s not like we're newly in love. We've been together for so long; the ty has faded.” Mark teased, “What? Are you saying you're not fond of me anymore?” As they continued their playful banter, an unexpected knock echoed at the door of his hotel room.

Chapter 2072 Mark stared at the door.

“It should be room service,” he told Cecilia over the phone.

“I just asked for some cold medicine.” “I see,” Cecilia replied.

“Go to bed early tonight.” There was a softness in the way she talked to Mark-a softness he missed very much.

“I'll go back tomorrow morning,” he replied in a hoarse voice.

After some hesitation from both sides, the two hung up the phone.

As Mark opened the door, a waiter pushed a small dining cart inside the room.

Aside from cold medicine, there was also a meal.

Seeing this, Mark frowned.

“I didn’t order any food.” “Mr. Garcia ordered it for you,” the waiter replied with a smile.

Mark moved aside to let the waiter in. Then, he let out a helpless sigh and shook his head. Mark thought Peter would never allow him to be hungry.

After that, the waiter left.

Mark took a shower before taking the cold medicine.

His laptop was on the coffee table. There, he was concocting a business proposal.

Since Mark wasn't hungry, he only took a few bites casually as he read.

Then he abruptly stopped eating. Somehow, these dishes tasted familiar to him.

They tasted like dishes he had for lunch the past few days, cooked by his domestic servants.

Mark was a sensitive man and easily sensed that something was wrong.

These dishes weren't cooked by a five-star hotel chef. Rather, they tasted like they were cooked from home.

He looked at the dishes and studied them carefully.

Then, he took out his phone and dialed the landline number of the villa in Duefron. After a few rings, a servant answered the call.

Chapter 2073 “Is my mom asleep?” Mark asked in a deep voice.

Immediately, the servant recognized Mark's voice and responded gleefully, “She just fell asleep. You've been on business trips these days, and she could relaxed a little. Just this morning, she mentioned that she didn't need to buy groceries to cook a lot of different dishes every day.” Mark swallowed as his throat grew parched.

“This entire time, she’s been cooking for me and having it delivered to my office?” he asked.

“Yes, she wouldn't even let anyone else help. That's how much Mrs. Evans loves you." Mark was rendered speechless.

The silence on the other line made the servant feel uneasy.

is there any problem?” “Nothing,”

just let her sleep.” After saying that, he hung

body was already feeling slightly

something had been added to

told him, “Call a reliable doctor for me." “Is your cold getting worse?” Peter asked with

Mark answered through the receiver in

things. When he heard this, Peter immediately understood that someone had put something in Mark's food or

another second, Peter arranged for

moment Mark hung up the phone, he felt his symptoms began to worsen, His body felt like it was

as though a wild beast was trapped inside him, wanting to be

the room key card, causing the door of the suite to swing open. A woman wearing

none

sound of flowing water as well as Mark's husky and sexy gasps coming from the bathroom. The sound fueled her imagination, making

suffered a lot for so long

woman to release his sexual urges. All she needed to do was to trick him into having sex with her. She was at the stage where she could easily be impregnated.

happened, she would soon be Mrs.

on the cold water and

had dropped slightly, he knew that a simple cold shower wouldn't be

take advantage of his vulnerability or he needed a medicine to

the typhoon raging outside, it would take some time for the doctors to arrive. Going to

Mark was in heat, all he wanted to hear was

he could hear it, he would

bathroom wall as cold water poured over him.

phone rang

the phone and asked in a soft tone, “Mark? Why are you calling me again? Do you want to talk to the children?” Mark closed his

while, he replied in a hoarse voice, “I just want to hear your voice.” Cecilia's brows furrowed. Since she didn’t know how unwell he was, she agreed to his request and talked about

listened like

and slipped

in a hoarse voice, “Cecilia,

“I miss you, too.

didn’t want her to worry. Just before he could hang up

a scantily clad woman

none other than

he had a better control of his mind. With narrowed eyes, he asked,

him. Slowly, she approached him and wrapped

hot, his treatment towards her was

skin with kisses as she said, “You're

help you.” Slowly, her hand started to roam his body.

could clearly hear everything that was happening on the other end. She started to connect the dots and figured that it was Elaine who had turned Mark into this. It was an exceptionally bold move! “Mark!” she shouted, hoping her voice would reach him at the other end of

But then, the phone was drenched with water, and soon, its

it,” he cursed

to press against his. At this time, his will as

was not a saint. He was desperate for a woman right

the same time, he didn’t forget that Cecilia was waiting for him as well as their

the shower head and

top of her head, causing

to trickle down her forehead. She gasped

in such a

threw her in the corner of the bathroom, turned

that, he staggered his way out

banging his fist against

already. He had a room key card, but the door was locked

Mark opened the door, it almost gave Peter

which

breath, Mark looked at the doctor beside Peter and said to him, “Inject me with the antidote.” Indeed, this doctor

drug might have a potentially lethal interaction with cold medicine! People could die!" Mark leaned against the door, panting, “I just had a little.” The doctor heaved a sigh of relief. He put down the medicine kit and gave him an

as the doctor pushed down the syringe, Mark

interim, his body had suffered a

only temporarily relieve your discomfort,” the doctor

hospital after daybreak. This is ridiculous!” Peter

while, Mark Looked up and

me your phone. I'll call Cecilia. She heard everything over the phone. She

went back to the bedroom, took off his

Then, he called Cecilia.

a single ring, the call

worry in her voice immediately

said in

of silence, Cecilia's voice broke as she uttered,

Mark replied in a

“Don’t be afraid.”

to come over. Even inside the hotel room, Mark could hear the roaring

he

the morning. Have a good

go

his body while feeling feverish at the same time. He lay under the quilt and whispered, “Talk to me. It's almost dawn.” Cecilia knew that he was

raging

him through the phone for a long time until he fell asleep. By then, Peter took

away by the

was tired, his

“They'll take a statement from our side, but the odds of a case being filed don’t look too good. This

of him." “Of course. It's my duty,”

up the phone. She sat in silence as the darkness of the night engulfed

recalled what Mark had said the other day. He said that she would win the award and

She didn't want that.

most important thing in her

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