Chapter 184


    The next second, she could feel a bitter taste spreading in her mouth.


    She opened her mouth to spit it out, but Alexander pressed his lips against hers to stop her. He only let


    go after the medicine had fully dissolved. “Drink this. It''s sweet.”


    Sophia woke up instantaneously. She pushed him away and took the cup from him.


    It was honey water, and it was indeed sweet.


    Despite that, the bitterness in her mouth from the medicine remained.


    Sophia scrunched her brows and turned to look outside the window.


    The curtains were half-open, and she could clearly see that the sky was lit.


    The high fever made her ufortably hot. She felt as if she was in a fire pit. Her throat was also


    burning and painful.


    It took Sophia several seconds to remember what Alexander was doing there. She redirected her gaze


    toward Alexander. “Why are you still here?”


    “I identally fell asleepst night.”


    He glossed over his answer. Sophia was sick, but she was still in her right mind. There was no way she


    would believe in his excuse.


    It was not Alexander''s intention for Sophia to believe him. He nced at the empty cup and asked, “Do


    you want some more?”


    Sophia subconsciously tightened her grip around the cup. “You can go now.”


    As if he could not understand her words, he said, “You have a fever. I checked your temperature just


    now. It was thirty-eight point four degrees Celsius.”


    “That''s none of your business.”


    Sophia''s voice hadpletely changed because of her inmed throat. Her usual gentle voice had


    turned incredibly raspy.


    Sophia had just woken up, and she did not have the energy to argue with him.


    She kept quiet, put on a pair of slippers, and entered the bathroom to wash up.


    Sophia stared at herself in the mirror. The pain her body was in, plus her annoyance at Alexander, put


    her in a bad mood.


    She had never imagined that Alexander would be such a bully. He had taken advantage of her illness


    to be a pest.


    A ssh of cold water stunned Sophia. She immediately returned to her senses.


    She stared at herself in a daze for a while. After washing up, she gradually calmed down.


    Alexander was no longer in the room. Sophia thought he finally had the decency to leave. But when


    she went downstairs, she saw the man holding a bag of takeout in his hand.


    She stood at the mouth of the stairs and looked at him. “Alexander, are you nning on sticking around


    here today?”


    He carried the takeout and set it down on the dining table. Then he lifted his head to look at her. “You


    have a fever. I''m worried.”


    How honest.


    The edge of Sophia''s lips twitched as she poured a ss of warm water.


    “There''s oatmeal and pasta. What would you like?”


    Sophia had her head down as she drank the ss of water. When she heard him, she looked up


    slightly and set her gaze on the dining table.


    At that moment, Alexander opened the lid, and the aroma from the oatmeal reached her nose.


    Sophia suddenly felt hungry.


    She took another sip of water, then walked over. She took the box of oatmeal and said, “I''ll have the


    oatmeal. Thanks.”


    It''ll be a waste not to eat it.


    It was gettingte. Sophia had a meeting that morning, but it was already nine o''clock when she woke


    up.


    She had just sat down when Yvonne called.


    Sophia nced at the caller''s name: Ms. Leighton.


    “Are you sick, Ms. Yarrow?”


    “Yes. I won''t be attending the morning meeting.”


    “All right, I understand.” Yvonne paused, then couldn''t help but ask, “Do you need me to head over?”


    Sophia nced at Alexander, who was sitting opposite her. “No. I''ve already taken my medicine.”


    At the mention of medicine, Sophia remembered the kiss from when she was groggy.


    She hung up the call, and her facial expression turned cold.


    The more she looked at Alexander, the more frustrated she got. Furthermore, he was sitting opposite


    her, and she could not get rid of him.


    Alexander knew Sophia did not want to see him, butst night''s incident had given him considerable


    confidence.


    She was notpletely uninterested in him.


    To Alexander, this fact was a rallying cry. He was like a soldier at war, and he would continue charging


    forward no matter how many bullets rained down on him.


    The two of them had very different thoughts, but neither spoke.


    Sophia was hungry, but she did not have much of an appetite. She could only eat half of the oatmeal.


    She had a raging feverst night that felt unbearably painful. It made her mind fuzzy, and she felt


    woozy. She did not have a good night''s sleep. Now that she had satisfied her hunger, all she wanted


    was to replenish the shuteye she didn''t get.


    He can stick around for as long as he wants! I''ll deal with him after I get better!


    Sophia shot a nce at Alexander, put down her spoon, then went straight upstairs.


    Alexander stared at her back, and his eyes twitched, but he didn''t say anything to avoid upsetting her


    further.


    It was still raining outside, but not as heavy asst night. From the look of it, the rain would stop in an


    hour or two.


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    Alexander hung up a call, then returned to the living room.


    The mansion was filled with Sophia''s scent. It waspletely different from the Xenos residence.


    The roses in the garden on the first floor bloomed. The few Ferropenian trees were also towering


    prosperously. He stood on the second-floor balcony and could imagine Sophia tending the nts


    during her free time.


    That''s nice. Too bad I''ve never seen it.


    Sophia fell asleep in no time after she returned to her room. The cold medicine helped, but she still


    couldn''t sleep well.


    She had a lot of fragmented dreams, and they were all rted to Alexander.


    She also dreamt about that year when she was fifteen. However, Alexander didn''t save her in that


    dream. He merely stood afar and gazed at her coldly as people dragged her away.


    She screamed for help, but all her cries were for naught. Alexander stood there, unmoving.


    “Alexander! Please! Help me!”


    Suddenly, she was happily attending a banquet with Kristen. It was obvious that she had purposely


    spilled red wine on Kristen''s dress. However, Kristen shrugged it off and did not me her. Kristen


    turned around and told Sophia that she was Alexander''s wife, so she should have a big heart. Sophia


    had no choice but to bury her dissatisfaction.


    However, when Sophia lifted her head, she saw Alexander joyfully chatting with Bethany. Sophia


    walked toward them. Before she could call out to him, he gave her a look of disdain.


    There were many more simr instances over those three years. Sophia didn''t see Alexander often.


    Most of the time, she saw him because she had shamelessly looked for him.


    Each time, he had regarded her with a cold look and mockery. The disdain in his eyes was like needles


    pricking at her heart. When she didn''t touch them, there was a throbbing pain. Whenever she did touch


    her wounds, the pain was unbearable.


    Sophia, who was lying on the bed, mumbled, “Why are you doing this to me, Alexander?”


    Alexander would have thought she was awake if it weren''t for her closed eyes.


    A tear trickled down from the edge of her eye. Alexander''s heart wrenched, bringing him great pain.


    He had only entered her room to check if her temperature had dropped. He didn''t expect to hear her


    sleep talking.


    She had begged for him to rescue her. Then she had asked him why he treated her that way.


    He did not know what her dream was about, but it definitely wasn''t anything good.


    What frightened Alexander most was the fact that it was not a dream but an honest recollection of how


    much of a jerk he had been in those three years.