Scarlett's POV:
I knew that I was dreaming.I was at a wedding, and I was the bride.I was standing right before my groom, but I could not make out his face.
"Achoo!" My own sneeze woke me up.
I found myself lying in bed.I did not know how I got upstairs.
The last thing I remembered was that I was with Charles downstairs.
After that, nothing.
Why was I feeling so dizzy? I also felt like I was on fire.
I tossed the quilt away and tried to get up.
"Don't move," a stern voice commanded from the door.
I turned my head and saw Charles standing there.
He was wearing an apron.
I had never seen him like that, so I could not help chuckling.
"You caught a cold.Are you hungry? Breakfast will be ready soon."
After saying that, he turned around and went downstairs again.I struggled to get on my feet and went to the bathroom.
After washing up, I felt like my head was going to explode and my knees were going to give out.I dragged myself back to bed.
Charles came back before I could curl up under the covers.
He brought me a bowl of piping hot porridge with beef and shrimp.
The porridge smelled heavenly, but all I wanted was to sleep.
"I have no appetite.I don't want to eat."
"No, you have to.Come on, get up."
As he spoke, Charles grabbed a pillow and fluffed it on the headboard for me to lean on.
As I tried to prop myself up, my throat itched like hell, and I started coughing violently.
He wiped my mouth with some tissues.
"Here.Eat," he said and scooped up some porridge to feed me.
I stared at him in mixed confusion and disbelief.
He had never treated me so gently before.
What happened? Did he take the wrong medicine last night, so he was not his usual self today? I had to stop and check if I was still dreaming.
After deciding that I was already wide awake, I just opened my mouth and let my husband feed me.
Suddenly, my phone rang.It was Christine calling.
"Hi, Grandma."
"Oh, good, you're up.Hello, dear.I'm calling to invite you and Charles over for dinner tonight.I'll cook for you."
"Grandma, I..."
Before I could explain, I started coughing again.
"Scarlett? What's wrong?"
a bit under
of you right now? Wait for me, dear.I'll be
coming over right
"All right.Have breakfast first."
fed me some
got up, rinsed my mouth, went
up in the
and
to Scarlett? You can manage a big group worth hundreds of millions of dollars,
care of me,
he ushered
"How's your stomach?"
"Much better."
of Scarlett.Take her upstairs.If she's not feeling well, then she
I could not help
did fall
carried me to
could
asking him to carry me
go upstairs
turned a deaf ear to
scooped me
to wrap my arms around his strong,
as soon as our bodies
Charles had held me this close while I was
my head and gritted
hot all over, but somehow, my cheeks felt
with us and
are all your
move out.I've found
I dodged Christine's eyes.
sharp glance
because
I'm moving into
houses.One of them is bound to be close to your office.Then, we can live together, and Charles will
hint of
treating you like he's supposed to, just tell me,
I appreciate your kindness.But
could finish my sentence,
rest.We'll leave now.I'll send someone to bring the dinner here.I will make you your favorite
originally thought that it would be easy for
twists
Alice and Christine
into bed and instantly
Charles's POV:
for you to do now is to make Scarlett happy so that you two can prepare to
getting any younger.You should think
home, my mother and grandmother
about the divorce, the higher their expectations would be, and that would only
Scarlett and I are not meant for each
rolled off
did not expect that it would be so easy to speak up about something that I had
What did you just say,
have got to
And there it was.
got angry with
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