Chapter 97

“I have no appetite,” Kevan replied.

“What about a little water?” She eyed his parched lips.

“Okay.”

There was an unopened bottle of mineral water in the room. Larissa twisted the cap off and handed the bottle to him, but Kevan did not take it.

“I don’t have the strength to take it.” He stared at her unblinkingly.

Defeated, Larissa sat at the head of his bed, “I’ll help you sit up then?”

Kevan’s eyes lit up. “Sure.”

Her arms slung around the back of his neck, holding onto it carefully as she supported his upper body.

Kevan sipped the water she’d brought him, finding an unexpected hint of sweetness lingering on the tip of his tongue.

When she helped him lie down after he was done, Larissa asked, “Do you still want to sleep?”

exhausted, and his eyelids were so heavy that he knew he wouldn’t be able to open them again. once

yet, he didn’t want to waste the precious time he got to spend with her alone, especially when he could play the patient card and have her do all sorts of things for him. It was nice to have her usual defenses down for once–the way

were in the

been such a long time ago.

want to sleep anymore,” he told her.

Larissa

“What

she said, he would listen

chatted casually with

phone, wondering if she

keep the wave of disappointment in his heart at bay. “What time is it now?” he asked.

glanced at the

already so

completely lost track of time since he last closed his

Chapter 97

‘Have you eaten?”

lied

you eat?”

“Fried rice.”

“Was it good?”

“It wasn’t bad.”

two of them managed to keep the conversation going without

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