Chapter 196

"Erica..." Arnold murmured while glancing at Erica out of the corner of his eye.

Erica's eyes were closed. She had fallen asleep with her head still resting on Arnold's shoulder. Slowly, Arnold moved to position Erica's head more comfortably on his chest. One of Arnold's hands supported Erica's head to prevent it from slipping. The beautiful, slender-faced woman was sound asleep, likely due to the effect of the medication the nurse had administered earlier.

After leaning against the edge of the bed for quite a while, Arnold unintentionally fell asleep too. About an hour later, Erica woke up.

'Arnold? Why is he here?' Erica quickly shifted her body to move a bit away from Arnold. However, because the hospital bed was only big enough for one person, part of Erica's body was still pressed against the man next to her.

"Hey, wake up! Are you trying to hit on me?" Erica slapped Arnold's arm hard, startling him awake.

"Oh no, how did I fall asleep like this? I-I'm sorry." Arnold jumped d