NovelBookChapter 396 Sick Upon seeing the complicated look in Douglas' eyes, Simon added fuel to the fire. "This isn't over. Just you wait. Theo will deal with you." Meanwhile, Sierra fell asleep as soon as she got in the car. By the tthey arrived at Southridge Heights, she was still asleep. Theo got out of the car and was ready to carry her inside.
However, as his chin brushed against her forehead, his expression instantly changed.
She was burning up.
She had a high fever of 103.64 degrees Fahrenheit.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"No... Don't cnear me... Help... Please help me..." After giving her fever medicine, Theo sat by the bed, gently patting her arm to soothe her. His voice was soft as he comforted, "Sierra, I'm here. Don't be scared. Be good..." She murmured in her fevered dreams, and he responded in kind. The room felt unexpectedly warm and intimate. In her nightmare, she kept running from a horse, only to be trampled over and over again. No matter how she dodged, it was useless-until a voice called out. She thought she saw someone grab the reins of the wild horse. At 10:00 pm, the heat finally woke her up. She opened her eyes to find herself wrapped in blankets, with Theo holding her tightly through them.
She tried to move, but the moment she shifted, he immediately woke up. "Sierra, what's wrong?" Seeing the worry on his face, her anger faded, but she still felt aggrieved. When she heard his gentle questioning, tears welled up in her eyes.
As her tears fell, he pulled her into his arms without a word, letting her cry it out. "I'm sorry you had to go through that," he finally spoke once her sobs quieted. She didn't reject his comfort because she had endured too much this time. If she allowed things to slide so easily again, she might be seen as a pushover.
She had suffered enough in love. She wasn't going to keep belittling herself for anyone.
If he couldn't deal with something as simple as this, then they might as well be the kind of loveless couple they had agreed to be.
After finding out that Theo and Sierra had left, Melody had Douglas take her has well.
When Abigail saw her limping inside, she immediately called for the family doctor. "What happened to you? How did you get hurt?" Sitting on the couch, Melody looked down at her swollen ankle with a sullen face. Not only had she failed to get rid of Sierra, but she had ended up suffering instead. What a disaster! However, she wasn't going to throw in the towel.
Theo had never accepted her feelings, but she knew him better than almost anyone. Finding an excuse to get close to him wouldn't be difficult.
She had left for another country, thinking he would never let anyone in, but Sierra had managed to slip through the cracks. This time, she was determined to stay and win him back.
Once the doctor finished examining her and left, she turned to her worried mother.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Mom, I want to marry Theo." Abigail froze. Looking at her determined gaze, she was reminded of the sscene from over a decade ago-Melody standing in front of her, smiling as she quietly declared that she would marry Theo.
"He's already married, though."
Melody clenched her fists and raised her voice. "So what? If Edward hadn't forced him into it, do you think he'd ever have married his nephew's ex-girlfriend?" Abigail wanted to talk her out of the idea, but Melody refused to listen, hopping upstairs on one foot.
The next day, Douglas walked into Gray Corporation with a bankcard. "There's 20,000 dollars in here. Give it to... your wife." The moment they met, he slapped the card onto the desk.
Theo put down his pen and glanced at him. Then, he picked up the card and examined it. "20,000 dollars, huh? That's quite a lot."
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