In My Desperate Time

“Frances!”

I try to call out to him again, but he is still frozen like a statue.

At that moment, a thought occurs to me. Is he dead for some reason?

“Frances, don’t scare me like that.”

I go over and lie on top of him while sticking my ear to his chest. When I hear a throbbing not far away, my worried heart can finally relax.

“Get off me. Even if I’m not dead, I will be dead because of your weight.”

Frances complains in a low voice, but I can sense a fatigue in his voice.

Besides, even though he’s wearing something, I can feel that his body temperature is abnormally high.

Why is his body scorching like he is shrouded in flames?

I touch his forehead, and it is as hot as touching a boiling kettle.

“You have high fever.”

I disclose the news to him worriedly.

lifts his eye lids as he shoots a glance at me, “I

being on top?

a pure and innocent girl anymore, I immediately understand his meaning. I clamber down from him while muttering, “You’re so sick right now but you still can crack

lets out a weak laugh before shutting his eyes again.

the first time I am seeing him like this, and admittedly I am a

to get off the bed with all my might and hold him while

know whether his car is parked outside. I can only try to hail a taxi

us to

I say worriedly.

his head in disapproval, “I

Are you afraid of

out these words, yet Frances suddenly glares at me with his eyes widened, “Never bring up Steven’s name in

energy to

him reduce his fever, I decide to bring

eaten anything yet, and I can’t just shove some medicine into his stomach like that. I hastily prepare a hot milk

forehead but it seems that his fever is still persisting stubbornly.

“It’s cold.”

out a mumble, and he

such weakened state, so I immediately produce my phone to take some photos for my own amusement

phone is suddenly snatched away by Frances and