Seven Days Seven Nights

Chapter 124

Chapter 124 Warming Her Up

Nicholas breathed a sigh of relief when he finally saw Nancy after he pushed the curtains Drenched in cold sweat, he had been terrified, thinking she had really gone missing.

He approached and asked gently, “Why are you sitting here?”

open.

Nancy remained seated by the window in silence. She leaned against the adjacent wall, her dark eyes fixated on the round moon in the sky. Her strength was depleted, and most importantly, she didn’t want to talk to him at all.

It was only at this moment that he noticed how lightly she was dressed. When the wind stirred, the corners of her attire fluttered, providing no defense against the biting cold.

As he extended his hand to touch her, he was shocked to discover how icy cold she was, almost like a block of ice.

Without hesitation, he lifted her and placed her on the bed, covering her with a blanket.

Under the room’s light, he saw that her body was freezing. Her once porcelain-like face now lacked any trace of color, except for a flush of red on her cheeks, which was from the cold. Her slender and bony hands were as cold as if they had just been taken out of a refrigerator.

“Why aren’t you wearing warmer clothes?” Nicholas asked with a hint of frustration. How can she treat her body this way? Does she not know that I’ll be devastated if she falls ill?

Without a word, Nancy glanced at him and tucked herself under the blanket.

“Did you not eat anything all day today?” he asked, trying his best to contain his emotions.

Her response came devoid of any emotion. Blinking, she mumbled, “Yes.”

didn’t you

have the

just an excuse,

reached out and touched her hand again, only to find that her hand was still ice-cold, with no signs of

At the same time, he instructed the helpers, “Have the kitchen prepare some light food and make some fruit compote.” From his observation, he knew that Nancy liked to have fruit compote when

finally moved her eyelids and murmured. When she felt the weight of his gaze upon her,

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food now,” Nicholas ordered,

felt that her hands had finally

now: Any

Nancy replied.

doubt, Nicholas slid his hand under the

and shed his coat. before sliding into the blanket to envelop her. At

doing?” Seeing him slip under the blanket, Nancy instinctively retreated, and her

gazed at her with an indulgent

would have almost succumbed

fine. I can warm up on my own.” Nancy

own, you wouldn’t have taken

in his embrace, encircling her entire body and gently rubbing

body quickly warmed up, and her complexion regained some color. She was

he had

situation several days ago when she injured her feet on the glass shards, he became immediately

her head. “They’re

hurt. With so many glass shards deeply embedded in her skin, of course, they still hurt. After all, it had only been a few days. However, she no longer wanted to show her

transform one into a precious gem, while the absence of it could make

rang. It was a call from Madelline. She was sobbing as soon

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