Charity nodded before heading upstairs.Chester was not a stranger to her anyway.When she was outside the bedroom, Charity pushed the door open without bothering to knock on the door.Chester was still lying on the bed.Only when Charity walked over did he squint open his eyes. His handsome face was flushed red, and his voice was hoarse. “Charity, what brings you here?”“Did you catch a cold?” Charity touched his forehead, which was burning hot. “You’re having a fever.”“Mm. A little.” Chester tried to sit up with his arms.He had lost a leg, and coupled with the fact that he had no energy, he did not manage to sit up.Charity stretched out her hands to support him, but he immediately stopped her.“No. I’ll do it on my own. Charity, wait for me downstairs.” Chester looked down with evasive eyes.Charity did not understand what was happening at first, but she figured it out shortly after she caught sight of the prosthetic leg by the bed.“It’s rare to see you ashamed. If you
Charity went over with a first aid kit. Chester had barely managed to put on his pajama pants and was sitting by the bedside, putting on his prosthetic leg as he panted. That scene made Charity unhappy. “Aren’t you feeling sick? Why are you still up? Lie down.”Charity pushed him onto the bed. Chester felt awkward. “You should go back. I’m fine. I can take care of myself.”“Be quiet.” Charity took a thermometer from the first aid kit. “Put it under your armpit yourself.”Chester did so obediently. If it were in the past, no woman would have dared to talk to him that way.However, he was okay with Charity doing it. He even felt an indescribable sense of pleasure and warmth. “I’ll listen to anything you say, Charity.”Charity looked toward him strangely. If Chester used to be a heartless wolf, he would be like a husky, wagging its tail, at that moment. “Are you hungry?” Charity asked. “Are you going to cook for me?” Chester’s eyes lit up. “The fever must’ve fried your
“Do you think Cindy would’ve been willing to be my mother’s blood source forever?” Chester asked Charity. She thought about it and went silent. Donating blood to someone was not an easy task, and she would not be willing to do it if it were her. Cindy was the only one who loved money enough to do that. Chester said, “Actually, Cindy planned to escape overseas after scamming my mother of 800 million dollars last night. Fortunately, I managed to stop Cindy in time because you reminded me to get someone to keep an eye on her. After that, I sent her to the police station. My mom was afraid of losing her blood source, so she told the police that Cindy didn’t scam her.”At that moment, Chester laughed self-deprecatingly. “I knew my mom was afraid of death, but I didn’t think she would be that muddleheaded. Maybe it’s because I’ve protected her too well all these years. Anyway, I’ve let the police take over the matter of Cindy being a suspect in the murder of Kearny Technology’s ex-pre
Charity hesitated for a few seconds before extending her hand. “I’ll help you there.”“No. I’ll wear my prosthetic and go myself.” No matter how thick-skinned Chester was, he still felt embarrassed. Besides, he could not trouble Charity too much. What if she thought he was a bother when they had just started dating?“Forget it. Wearing the prosthetic takes so much time, and you’ll need time to take it off again later.” Charity flipped the blanket open and extended her hands to help him. “Stop wasting time. You were the one who wanted to cling to me. Are you going to refuse my help for your entire life?”Her words were too straightforward. Chester was speechless, but he eventually placed his arm on her shoulder and leaned against her to stand up. Charity circled her arm around his waist and supported him. Chester’s waist trembled. He then quickly calmed down and secretly glanced at Charity. Seeing that she did not seem to notice it, he breathed a sigh of relief.As soon as
Charity stared at the weak man on the bed.Deep down, she was moved.However, she had not thought of how to deal with his feelings for her.“Get some rest.”“Okay.”Chester shut his eyes obediently. He could smell a faint scent on Charity, which made him feel very relaxed.It was as though his tired body had found a haven.Amid his headache, he slowly fell asleep.Charity opened the window to let the breeze and sunlight into the room.Then, she sat by the bed. Sometimes, she would change the towels for Chester before working remotely.When it was almost noon, the caregiver came in and asked Charity what she wanted to eat.After some thought, Charity rose to her feet. “I’ll prepare it.”The caregiver rubbed her hands nervously. “Is it because the breakfast I made wasn’t to his liking?”“No.” Charity flashed a smile at her. “The food you prepared was delicious. He seems to have a poor appetite, so I hope to prepare something for him personally. Then, he should eat it out of
The taste… was indescribable, and it was an understatement to say that it was the most unpalatable food ever.Chester had never ill-treated his stomach like that in his life.“Does it taste bad?” Charity looked at him.“...No. It’s good. It’s the best food I’ve ever had.” Chester forced himself to stuff the food into his mouth. While eating, he secretly watched Charity take the spoon and get ready to eat.He thought Charity would find the food she cooked awful after she tried it.However, she did not at all.He was a little sulky. Could it be that there was something wrong with his tastebuds now that he was sick?“I’m not good at cooking.” Charity suddenly said, “I don’t like adding seasoning to food, so I usually add very little salt and oil. I think reducing the intake of these will be better for our health. I never used to worry about getting sick or dying, but after giving birth to Cal, I think I should avoid getting sick. I want to live longer, at least until Cal grows up s
Looking at Chester’s mad face, Director Ashby almost burst into laughter.If that had happened in the past, Director Ashby certainly would not dare to joke with Chester. However, ever since Chester had seemingly changed into a different person for Eliza’s sake, Director Ashby suddenly felt like Chester was knocked off his pedestal, which made him less terrifying than he was.“Do you want me to prescribe some medicine for you–” Director Ashby teased.“Get lost.” Chester glowered at him impassively before he turned around and walked forward.“Fine. Calm down. Ever since you’ve confirmed that you wanted to return to work at the hospital, many patients have started to book appointments with you. You’re popular now. After your affair with Eliza was exposed, you’re almost like an influencer.” Director Ashby said with a laugh, “I’ve allocated 100 patients for you, and you’ll see 20 patients per day.”“Alright.”Chester returned to his office after a long time. However, everything was cl
Freya gave Charity a call right away. She chuckled. “Ryan proposed to me last night.”Charity was surprised but soon thought she should not be. “Well, you two have been dating for two years. Dating longer isn’t necessarily a good thing.” “I think so too. Ryan is nice, and he’s worth treasuring. The fear from my previous relationship’s failure has also healed over the last two years, so I accepted his proposal.”Freya smiled and said, “I told Cathy, and she was pretty envious. So, she went back and nagged at Shaun that they hadn’t had a wedding yet. Shaun agreed immediately and said they’d have it together with us. We don’t want it to be too grand because it’ll be troublesome, so we’ll just have a small wedding at a seaside hotel with parents and friends from both sides in attendance.” “That’s great. I won’t have to attend two weddings since you two are having it together,” Charity teased. “Do you want to have your wedding with us? You and Chester are back together anyway.” Ch