Chapter 97: Learning the Wedding Ring Is Up for Auction

Walker averted his gaze and said, "Either wait in the living room or go lie down upstairs."

Feeling unwell, Chloe Reed wasn’t about to make things harder on herself.

She went straight upstairs.

Periods were a funny thing. The moment she realized it had started, the backaches, cramps, and a whole host of other symptoms would appear, each one getting progressively worse.

She curled up under the covers, placing a hand on her lower abdomen, but it was no use.

It hurt. It hurt so much that she started breaking out in a cold sweat.

Her consciousness began to grow hazy, drifting in and out.

She didn’t know how much time had passed before a pair of arms suddenly wrapped around her. A spoon touched her lips, and a man’s deep voice sounded in her ear, "Chloe, drink this soup. It’ll make you feel better."

Chloe Reed subconsciously opened her mouth and drank.

After all, this had happened countless times before.

warmth spread through her body,

and watched him set the bowl aside, get right

tensed in resistance. "Don’t

"No."

pulled her over. With one arm around her, he slid his

palm was warm, and as it rested against her stomach,

was stiff. She bit her lip and said, "I don’t need you. Get

her close. "If I don’t hold you, I can’t rest. I

Chloe Reed: "..."

did he learn to spout

so tightly in his arms, she couldn’t even move, so she simply

dispelling the chill from her body and blocking out the pain. She drifted off

the sky

a little, but it was much

but his palm was still resting on her

him, her

rang. His brow twitched, and

"Hello?"

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