Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 569

When Agnes woke up, there was still a cold towel on her forehead.

Ryder was sitting by her bed, with a basin of water next to him.

Agnes took off the towel, “How long have I been out?”

“Two hours.”

“Have you been taking care of me all this time?”

“You had a high fever, so I tried to bring it down with a cold compress first. Now, take this medicine. If your fever doesn’t go down by tomorrow, we’ll have to get you to a hospital for an IV drip.”

Ryder got up, poured a glass of water, and handed her the medicine.

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Agnes was still a bit weak, but she definitely felt a lot better than before.

Agnes threw back the covers, looked around, “Where am I?”

“My room.”

Agnes frowned, “Why did you bring me to your room? What if someone misunderstands? I should be in the guest room.”

“You’ve been sleeping here for two hours. If someone was going to misunderstand, they would have done it already.”

Agnes sat on the bed, feeling a bit helpless.

it, since she was going to leave soon

“Why did

take care of some

to take care of some business as well.”

didn’t seem interested in pursuing the topic

her temperature again, “Your fever’s gone down a

temples,

more sleep. We’ll see how you are in the morning.”

didn’t have the energy to talk, she felt weak and sore

eyes, she suddenly opened them again, asking, “If I’m sleeping in your room, where are

a hundred rooms here, I have plenty of places to crash.”

that

wake up the next morning and find Ryder sleeping

was small and Ryder was a big guy, there was no

it was still winter and Ryder didn’t have a single blanket on

Agnes sighed.

up the blanket from the bed

laid the blanket over

“Agnes!”

she even finished, Ryder called out, grabbing her arm and suddenly opening his

clearly startled

I wake you?”

closed his eyes again, sat up, and rubbed

your

expression