GoodReadBut Joey spoke of her like she was a superwoman who could do anything.
Out of curiosity, Victor, trying to sound casual, asked, “Who is your mommy ?”
After a brief pause, Joey’s face revealed an unusual expression.
“My mommy is the best mommy on the planet.”
Joey didn’t have tto find out who Odin had the one-night stand with because he was brought back in a hurry by Victor, so he didn’t dare to say anything foolishly.
He had to pretend to be innocent in the hopes of fooling Victor.
Victor cast a look at him as he heard this.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe way he looked at people always made them feel oppressed incomprehensibly.
Joey wanted to escape his gaze unconsciously, but he was terrified Victor would discover his deception, so he had to keep staring him in the eyes.
“Achoo!” Joey abruptly sneezed.
“Have you caught a cold?” Victor placed his hand on Joey’s brow to check his temperature before he could say anything.
Joey was taken aback when he felt Victor’s hand on his brow and looked up at him.
He wasn’t sure whether it was his imagination, but Victor’s hand felt warm and pleasant on his brow.
“You appear to have mild fever.
Do you feel uncomfortable?” Victor inquired, looking down into his eyes.
“No…” Joey couldn’t stop sneezing before he finished his sentence.
He felt a touch of chilly, but the door was shut, and there was no breeze coming in.
How could he possibly feel cold?
Victor’s eyes becdarker.
He stood up, proceeded to his desk, and dialed a number using the landline phone.
In a low voice, he instructed, “Lukas, call the doctor and bring a thermometer here.”
After then, he hung up the phone.
When he glanced around, he noticed
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmJoey looking at him pitifully.
For a brief minute, he was surprised, and then his tone softened.
“Get on the couch and lie down.”
Joey rubbed his nose, feeling stuffy.
“Oh.”
After getting the call on the study’s landline phone, Lukas rushed upstairs with a thermometer from the medical kit.
He walked in after knocking on the door.
He didn’t notice Joey, who was huddled up on the sofa, so he said to Victor, “Mr.
Sullivan, are you feeling uncomfortable?”
“Not me.
Take his temperature,” Victor murmured as he turned to look at Joey.
Lukas spotted Joey as he followed Victor’s sight.
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