Chapter 476: Fighting the Addiction


    They are all simmering from this matter. When Vivian walks out from Pehry’s ce, everything has just


    begun.


    Although Karl is also a backstabber, he is a medical practitioner after all. Hearing what they are talking


    about, although he doesn’t object to it, he feels somewhat ufortable. He picks up the teacup on


    the table and takes a sip. Then, he changes the topic. “Have you been good these past two days?”


    “I’m fine.” Rex nods slightly. He was discharged from the hospital yesterday and hasn’t had


    ufortable feelings till today.


    “Do you remember what I told you? There might be some symptomster, but don’t be anxious. It’s all


    temporary.” Karl is counting the time. He is worried but he can’t show any uneasiness.


    He repeatedly emphasizes, which makes Rex look sideways at him. “Am I that weak in your eyes?”


    “No, very good.” Karl smiles, waves his hand and continues, “Forget it. I won’t ask anymore. I believe


    you.”


    He looks rxed, but is uneasy, in fact. He knows what is going on with Rex. Once thinking of what


    Rex would faceter, Karl feels pain for him.


    Fortunately, Lily is by Rex’s side. Otherwise, he really doesn’t know what to do.


    The four men continue chatting in the living room. It is 21:30. Rex’s friends are worried that they would


    disturb him, so they propose to leave.


    Adair is asleep. Lily puts on a coat and goes downstairs to see the guests off. After that, she turns


    around and enters the room.


    Rex touches Lily’s small hands that were cooled by the wind. He frowns. “You should have put on more


    clothes.”


    “It’s fine. It’s just two steps. It doesn’t matter.” Lily changes her shoes and looks up at him. Her eyes


    reflect the lights of the entrance. Her smile is pleasing. “Go upstairs and take a bath. You should have a


    rx. I just prepare some water for you.”


    Although he hasn’t shown any signs of exhaustion from beginning to end, he must be tired. After all, he


    just recovered from a serious illness. He is weak and has been holding out for a whole day.


    Her kindness and gentleness soften Rex’s heart. Rex raises his big palm to stroke Lily’s tender cheeks.


    He says in a hoarse voice, “Are you going to bathe with me?”


    “I’ll take a shower myself.” Lily doesn’t want to give him a chance to act recklessly. Rex should obey the


    doctor’s instructions.


    Rex knows his health condition, so he doesn’t insist. However, he can’t take a bath with her. He has to


    seek other benefits for himself, doesn’t he?


    He reaches out and holds Lily in his arms. The warm breaths heat their skin. Rex whispers, “Help me to


    scrub a bath.”


    Lily raises her hand and puts it between their chests, drawing a distance from Rex. She tries to cool


    down her cheeks in this way. “You didn’t get out but you’re taking a bath?”


    “Yes.”


    Lily listens to Rex’s firm response and warns him doubtfully, “Don’t make a fuss.”


    “Of course not.”


    He looks so insistent that Lily doesn’t want to let him down. Therefore, she grits her teeth and says,


    “Alright.”


    In any case, Rex is half sick, so he can’t do anything to her.


    They go upstairs and enter the master bedroom. The door is shut and all the liveliness of the day is


    isted. This is the most intimate space for them.


    Rex holds Lily in his arms and ces his sexy chin on her shoulder. He doesn’t say anything but hugs


    her petite body tightly, feeling that his heart is fulfilled.


    After the noise, the vibe seems quieter. Neither of them speaks. They only feel each other with the


    body temperature, but they feel warmer than ever before.


    The night breeze blows in through the French window and rolls up the white curtains at the side into a


    graceful arc. Rex lowers his head and lightly kisses Lily on the forehead. Lily could feel the warmth of


    his lips through the strands of her hair. “I’ll enter first.”


    For some reason, the temperature on Lily’s face rises. She reaches out, pushes Rex, and says with a


    pouting smile on her mouth, “Go to the bathroom. Quickly!”


    Rex takes a deep breath and let go of Lily’s shoulders. If it’s okay, he really doesn’t want to let her go.


    However, he must follow the doctor’s words.


    He turns around and enters the bathroom. The door is slightly open. Through the white frosted ss,


    the tall Rex looks even taller.


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    Lily covers her cheeks with both hands, trying to cool down her cheeks in this way. The dense water


    vapor slips out of the door and rises under the light. Seeing it, her heart beats faster when she thinks of


    what she is going to do.


    She changes a whitece hooked pajamas. Its material is thin. She feels cold when it touches her skin.


    Her hair is also tied up, revealing her fair and slender neck.


    Everything is ready. Just as she is waiting for Rex to call her in, a loud crashing sound suddenlyes


    from the bathroom.


    “Rex? What’s wrong with you?” Lily shouts as she hurries to the bathroom.


    However, the reply is an even more muffled sound. It sounds like a person smashing straight onto the


    ground. Then she hears a painful voice from Rex.


    She walks over and pushes the door open. The moment she opens the door, she is stunned by the


    scene.


    The water in the bathtub sshes all over the floor. The bath cream that should have been ced on


    the washing table fell into pieces. The man who should have been in the bathtub is kneeling on the wet


    ground with his arms supporting his body. His entire body curls up in pain. He is crawling on the


    ground.


    Lily is shocked. She rushes over and squats in front of Rex. Looking at his pale face, she asks, “What’s


    wrong? Are you feeling bad?”


    The corner of Rex’s mouth is twitching. He wants to say something, but in the end, he fails to do that.


    It’s too ufortable. The head seems to be spinning. He feels his chest stuffy, as if a stone weighing


    thousands of kilograms is pressing on him. He has to breathe very hard in order not to suffocate. It’s


    incredibly difficult for him to make a sound.


    Lily looks at the fine sweat on his forehead, as well as his trembling body and facial features. Karl’s


    advice shes through her mind. She knows that it hase.


    The first stage of addiction after withdrawal.


    Looking at Rex’s painful face, Lily feels tortured. She knows everything but could not say anything. She


    is unable to help him no matter how anxious she is. What’s more, she can’t tell him anything and could


    only watch him endure it.


    “Rex, are you alright? Can you hear me?” Lily holds Rex’s boiling cheeks with her hands and looks into


    his somewhatx eyes.


    Fortunately, he nods at once. She is so excited that her eyes turn red. “That’s good. Don’t be nervous.


    Karl said that this is a normal phenomenon. You just have to endure it and everything would be fine.”


    She doesn’t know what to say, so she onlyforts him with such words.


    Rex grits his teeth. His expression bes ferocious and terrifying. He feels like his bones is bitten


    and the pain attacks him repeatedly. He is dizzy. He even feels Lily’s movements slow down, as if


    everything is under a slow-motion camera.


    ‘It is all my illusions. It must be.’


    He is so ufortable that he couldn’t stand up. He can only relieve his pain by bending his waist.


    Fortunately, he keeps his consciousness and knows what he is going through.


    His body starts to slow down. His saliva is flowing out from the corner of his mouth. However, Lily


    doesn’t show any distains, but feels heartache.


    She takes a soft towel to wipe his saliva off. Looking at his trembling lips and twitching corners of the


    mouth, she bends down and kisses him. Unlike the boiling temperature on his cheeks, his lips are


    freezing.


    Her soft lips press on Rex’s. Suddenly, Rex seems to find a valve. He opens his mouth and bites Lily’s


    lips. He bites so forcefully that the blood quickly spreads in their mouths.


    The great pain quickly spreads from Lily’s lips to her brain, but she doesn’t retreat. Instead, she gets


    closer to Rex. If she could relieve his pain, it’s nothing.


    After a while, Rex gradually calms down. The sudden pain is like an ebb tide, gradually pulling away


    from his body.


    He is relieved and copses to the ground. His arm rests on the edge of the bathtub behind him. His


    body is covered with water stains. His dark eyes gradually be sharp again. He clearly sees Lily’s


    swollen and congested lips that he bit.


    Rex’s expression turns cold. “Did I hurt you?”