Meredith returned to the room, changed her clothes, and Terrence Sterling followed, closing the door and starting to run a bath for her. He was meticulous in these details, which is why Meredith trusted him so deeply.This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.
Terrence also thoughtfully ced rose petals in the bathtub and tested the water temperature before telling Meredith, “The bath is ready.”
“Okay,” Meredith replied, tying up her hair to step in. He yfully stood at the bathroom door, teasing her as she passed, “May I join you? Save water, save the earth.” Meredith poked his chest, “What are you plotting now? You’ll be the one suffering if you do. For the first three months of pregnancy, we must not do those things to protect the baby.” Terrence sighed, “The happy days are always so short.”
“Go on out, I need to soak,” Meredith said, “I smell just like cheese after the whole day at the restaurant.”
Terrence didn’t tease her further and went to prepare her clothes. After soaking for ten minutes, Meredith got up, rinsed off, and wrapped herself in a towel. She noticed her eyebrows were a mess and took a razor to trim them. The razor was sharp, and as she ced it back in the drawer, she identally cut herself, leaving a small cut. Blood appeared immediately. She quickly rinsed it under water and wrapped her finger with a tissue. It was a minor cut that would likely be ok by tomorrow if left alone.
However, when Meredith walked out, Terrence saw her bandaged hand and immediately became concerned, asking, “What happened?”
“I identally cut myself with the razor de. It’s nothing, just a small cut,” she exined, removing the tissue to show that the bleeding had stopped. Terrence frowned, “A cut is not a minor thing; it can easily get infected. Don’t move; I’ll get some alcohol to disinfect it.” Meredith was puzzled by his overreaction.
Outside the room, Azure was eavesdropping at the door, hearing snippets of conversation.
First it was Meredith’s voice, “Be gentle, it hurts!” followed by Terrence’s, “Just bear with it, it’ll be over soon.”
These words painted quite a scandalous picture in Azure’s mind. Already suffering from angina, the sounds from inside triggered a painful episode, turning her face pale as pain gripped her heart.
Meredithined inside, “That’s too big, it really hurts, don’t move, I’ll do it myself.”
“Okay…”
Azure, spurred by these suggestive words, felt her condition worsen, her face growing paler, and she struggled to stand, leaning on the wall for support. Mrs. Wooten, cleaning nearby, noticed Azure’s distress and quickly supported her, “Miss Azure, what’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?” Azure managed to gasp, “Help me back to my room, my medicine… it’s in there.”
As Azure relied on medication for relief, Mrs. Wooten worried about a serious issue and suggested, “Should I inform Mr. Sterling to take you to the hospital?” Azure refused, insisting on not going to the hospital, so Mrs. Wooten helped her back to her room…
Meanwhile, Terrence was disinfecting Meredith’s cut with alcohol, which made her cry out in pain. The band-aid he chose was toorge, making it awkward to apply without causing more difort. Terrence, wanting to avoid hurting her further, moved carefully, prompting Meredith to take over the bandaging herself.
These innocent actions, however, were easily misunderstood.
After Meredith finished bandaging, Mrs. Wooten knocked on the door, “Mr. Sterling.”
Terrence answered, “Mrs. Wooten, what is it?” She reported, “I saw Miss Azure lurking by your door, looking quite distressed as if she was shocked by something. Sheined of chest pain but refused to go to the hospital. I thought you should know, in case you wanted to check on her.” Mrs. Wooten was just being cautious. “It’s her old ailment; she’ll be fine with her medication. Mrs. Wooten, go rest; no need to worry,” Terrence understood Azure’s angina was acting up and had a good idea why. Meredith, appearing concerned, asked, “Are you sure it’s nothing serious?”
“It’s nothing; let’s go back to sleep,” Terrence reassured her.