Chapter 556

A cold, shadowed look darkened Lucas' eyes as he watched her pale face and heard her murmurs.

He scoffed.

Love?

What did it matter?

As long as she remained by his side, love was irrelevant.

At Maple Garden, Lucas carried Aveline upstairs, used her finger to unlock the door, and strode inside. He went straight to the bathroom and began running hot water in the tub.

Once it was ready, he gently placed her in the bath, and the tension in her furrowed brow eased slightly.

She was already running a fever.

First, he needed to warm her up and then give her medicine.

Lucas carefully bathed her, then wrapped her in a towel and carried her out. As he dressed her in clean pajamas, he couldn't help but notice her delicate curves and smooth, ivory skin. His gaze darkened, and he found himself swallowing hard more than once.

When it was time to take the medicine, Aveline's body instinctively resisted, her lips refusing to part.

Lucas lost patience.

pill in his own mouth, grasped her chin,

"Mmm..."

state, but Lucas pressed on,

her mouth.

a sip of water and continued to feed it to

Aveline tried to spit out the pill. But before she could, another mouthful of water came in, causing

several times, he made sure

pressed his lips to hers, this time in a real kiss. His tongue explored every

struggle as breathing became difficult, resisting

almost out-of-control kiss, his gaze burning as he looked at

unconscious form.

I'll let you

up and

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he returned, Aveline had curled up into a tight ball,

so cold..."

into bed, pulling her into his

radiated warmth, and Aveline instinctively pressed closer to him, her shivering

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