Chapter 360


    Victoria thought she had misheard him. She could overlook his first request,


    but she wondered what his intentions were when he uttered the second


    request.


    “Sleep in my room? Do you know what you’re saying?” Victoria looked at him.


    speechlessly. “Do you think that our rtionship has returned to what it used


    to be just because I signed that agreement?”


    “No.” ric lowered his gaze, his voice muffled. “It’s just that I’ve been soaked


    in cold water for too long tonight, and it’s cold outside.”


    “Can’t you cover yourself with a nket if it’s cold?” With that, Victoria turned


    around and opened the cab. She was going to retrieve another nket


    for him, but she realized that the cab was empty when she opened it. She


    had only prepared an extra nket just in case she needed it but had


    already given it to ric.


    If that nket isn’t enough for him… Victoria turned around resentfully and


    handed him her own nket. “Here, are two nkets enough for you? It’s


    almost 3.00AM, and if you disturb my sleep again, I won’t hesitate to kick you


    out.”


    When ric saw her handing him the nket from her own bed, he refused


    to ept it. “It’s okay. One is enough.” He turned around and walked away


    after saying that.


    Victoria was speechless after hearing that. Suit yourself! She couldn’t be


    bothered with it anymore.


    After shutting the door, Victoriay back down and covered herself with the


    nket before closing her eyes. She decided to sleep, but after lying down


    for nearly ten minutes, all she could think of was ric saying he felt cold.


    Upon careful consideration, she realized that his im of feeling cold had


    some validity. He had endured a long shower under cold water, and given his


    recent frail health, the cold could potentially exacerbate his gastric issues.


    Moreover, he looked so weak that he could barely stand when he


    approached her earlier on.


    A few secondster, Victoria turned over and sat up. Just this once. This


    would be thest time she would show any concern for him. After sending


    him away tomorrow, she would turn a blind eye to all his pitiful acts. Victoria


    opened the door and made her way to the living room. The living room was


    quiet, and the lights were turned off. She found the switch before turning it on,


    and the room was instantly illuminated.


    The next moment, Victoria saw ric curled up on the couch. Hisplexion


    seemed even worse than when he went to borrow a nket, and his


    forehead was drenched in cold sweat. When Victoria reached out to touch


    his forehead, she was startled by how hot it was.


    This time, she was certain that he was truly running a fever caused by illness,


    unlike before… Victoria pushed him lightly, but he didn’t respond. It seemed


    like he was barely conscious due to the high temperature.


    With that, she opened the cab and took out a fever patch and some


    medicine that she usually prepared for her children. She applied the patch to


    his forehead and administered a fever–reducing pill along with water. After


    everything was done, she was so exhausted that it left her breathless and


    panting. She was utterly speechless as she looked at ric, whose face


    remained pale. This was no ordinary fever, and Victoria dared not leave his


    side, fearing that he might be delirious.


    From time to time, she wiped his body with alcohol to try to lower his


    temperature. When she wiped him for the second time, ric suddenly


    opened his eyes and looked at her with a faint gaze. “Snowball.”


    Victoria’s actions paused upon hearing that nickname, and she furrowed her


    eyebrows. “Don’t call me that.” In her memory, it had been a long time since


    someone called her that.


    “Snowball.” He insisted on calling Victoria that way even though she stopped


    him from doing so. “Snowball, can you forgive me?” he asked.


    Because of this, Victoria gave him a strange look, wondering if he was.


    delirious from the fever.


    Despite ric’s genuine delirium, his intense gaze fixated on Victoria as he


    pleaded, “Even if you refuse to forgive me, please give me a chance to


    redeem myself.” He held her slender wrist tightly and spoke desperately. “I’ll


    treat you exceptionally well. I’ll give you everything you desire. I’m even willing


    to sacrifice my life for you, okay?”


    However, Victoria merely reached out to touch his forehead as if she hadn’t


    heard his words. His fever has gone down, but how could he still be feverish


    enough to talk about giving his life away?


    “No.” Victoria wiped him with alcohol while rejecting him impassively. As she


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    wiped the back of his arm, she thought for a moment and said, “Raise your


    hand and turn over. I’ll wipe your back.” If he hadn’t woken up, she would have


    done it herself. However, since he was awake, she’d get him to turn over to


    save some effort. When she noticed that he remained still after her request,


    she urged, “Hurry up.”


    ric, who was lying motionless, finally raised his hand. Victoria waited for


    him to turn over, but unexpectedly, he suddenly wrapped his arm around her


    neck and forcefully pulled her into his embrace. “Ah!” Victoria eximed. She


    dropped the towel as she fell into his arms.


    Before she could react, he held her chin firmly as his breath enveloped her. In


    an instant, their foreheads touched, creating an intense intimacy between.


    them. “Why not?” His hot breath sprayed across her face as he spoke.


    Their lips were so close that they were almost touching. Their breaths


    intertwined, filling the air with an ambiguous atmosphere. Victoria’s eyelids


    trembled as she felt overwhelmed by the situation. Just as she was about to


    step back, ric leaned in toward her.


    As he went in for a kiss, Victoria instinctively tried to move away. However, her


    movements were too slow, and in the next moment, his soft lips were


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    pressed against hers, making Victoria’s heart skip a beat.


    Before she could fullyprehend what was happening, ric, who wasn’t


    willing to let go of the taste of sweetness, firmly held the back of her head


    and fiercely enveloped her slightly parted lips while she was caught off


    guard.


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    “Mmm…” Victoria initially reached out to push him away, but the moment her


    hand made contact with his chest, a surge of desire coursed through him. He


    reacted to her unintentional provocation by smoothly shifting his hand from


    the back of her head to the side of her neck. With gentle pressure from his


    thumb against her jaw, she found herself forced to tilt her head slightly,


    revealing her slender and fair neck.


    Victoria always possessed an elegant demeanor and had grown even more


    captivatingpared to five years ago when she was merely a sweet,


    youngdy. ric, who was captivated by her irresistible allure, gazed at her


    with a mixture of confusion and enchantment. Compared to his previous


    restraint when the medicine took effect, he now kissed her passionately and


    greedily.


    Under this relentless assault, Victoria’s heart pounded like thunder, and it was


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    almost deafening. Coupled with the vast difference in strength between men


    and women, Victoria couldn’t push him away at all. Gradually, she lost


    strength under his assault, and her body almost melted, half leaning into his


    embrace as their breaths intertwined. Victoria finally couldn’t bear it


    anymore. She reached out and pushed his shoulder, making a muffled


    sound.


    Only then did ric be aware of the unfolding scene and cautiously


    took a step back before bringing his forehead in gentle contact with hers. As


    he let out a heavy exhale, he asked in a hoarse voice, “What’s wrong?”


    What’s wrong? How dare he ask me what’s wrong?! Victoria rolled his eyes at


    him. As she was about to utter a response, the oncemanding figure


    crumbled right before her eyes before she could do so. He copsed onto the


    couch with a thud andy there motionless with his eyes closed. Victoria was


    dumbfounded and speechless as she froze on the spot. What on earth just


    happened?