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.

own mouth, grasped her chin, and

"Mmm..."

whimpered in her dazed state, but Lucas pressed on, prying her lips apart

her mouth.

taking a sip of water and continued to

out the pill. But before she could, another mouthful of water came in, causing her to swallow instinctively.

process several times, he made sure she took all the

longer, pressed his lips to hers, this time in

as breathing became difficult,

kiss, his gaze burning as he looked at

unconscious form.

sick, I'll

up and

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into a tight ball, her body

so cold..." she

the blanket and got into bed, pulling her into

and Aveline instinctively pressed closer

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