GoodReadThe next second, she felt something bitter spreading i n her mouth.
She wanted to spit it out, but Raymond pressed her lips with his until the pill melted. "Drink swater. It's sweet." Instantly, Scarlett regained her composure and pushed him away. She took the glass from Raymond.
It was honey water, indeed sweet.
Even so, the bitterness of the cold medicine still filled her mouth.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtScarlett frowned and glanced out the window.
The curtains of the floor-to-ceiling windows were halfopen, so she could see that it was already light outside.
The high fever made her very uncomfortable. She was burning, and her throat was hot and sore.
It took Scarlett a few seconds to remember why Raymond was here. She looked at him. "Why are you still here?" "| fell asleep here last night." He said calmly, but Scarlett was just sick, not silly. She didn't believe it.
Raymond didn't intend to convince Scarlett. He glanced at the empty glass in her hand. "Want to drink more?" Hearing this, Scarlett subconsciously grasped the glass. "You can go now." As if he couldn't understand her words, he said, "You have a fever. | just took your temperature. Thirty-eight point four degrees." "It has nothing to do with you." Because her throat was inflamed, Scarlett's usually gentle voice turned hoarse.
Scarlett had just woken up and didn't have the strength to argue with him.
She stopped talking, put on her slippers, and went into the bathroom to wash up.
Scarlett looked at herself in the mirror. Her illness and what Raymond did made her feel terrible.
She had never known Raymond was so annoying. He bullied her while she was sick. What a shameless man! She splashed cold water on her face, which made her tremble and her mind clear.
She stared blankly at herself in the mirror for a while. After washing up, Scarlett calmed down.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmRaymond was not in the room. Scarlett thought he finally realized he was not welchere and left. Just as she went downstairs, she saw the man walking over with a bag of takeout food.
She stood at the entrance of the stairs staring at him." Raymond, are you going to stay here today?" He carried the food to the table, put it down, and looked up at her. "You have a fever. I'm worried about you." How righteous he was! Scarlett sneered and poured a glass of warm water.
"Here are porridge and noodles. What do you want to eat?" When Raymond asked that, Scarlett was lowering her head and drinking water. She slightly raised her eyes and looked at the table.
Raymond opened the lid. The fragrance of the porridge wafted towards her.
Scarlett instantly felt hungry.
She took another sip of water, walked over, and picked up the porridge. "I'll eat it. Thanks." Anyway, he had bought them.
It was late. Scarlett had a morning meeting today, but she woke up at nine o'clock.
Just as she sat down, Katherine called her.
Scarlett looked at the caller ID before answering." Katherine." "Ms. Reed, do you have a cold?"
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