Sasha took care of Sebastian for the next few days, though he wasnât in any danger. He was just being
feverish. Perhaps the drugs had broken his immunity down too much, and the cold in Jetroina knocked
him out, so he was out for a while.
Sasha was brewing a bowl of medicine in the kitchen. When it was time to change towels, she told
Vivian, âVivi, can you get me another towel? Daddy will feel better that way.â
âOkay!â Vivian promptly put her paper airplane down and wobbled toward her father. Changing towels
was a piece of cake. She was a doctorâs daughter, so she knew a lot of stuff.
Vivian went to the bed and took off the towel on Sebastianâs forehead before going into the restroom.
When she came out a few minutes later, she was holding a newly rinsed towel.
As Vivian put the wet towel back on Sebastianâs head, he grunted. Vivian quickly told him, âDonât move,
Daddy. This will help with the fever. Youâll be fine in no time.â She patted the towel.
Since she didnât twist the towel at all, water was flowing down from Sebastianâs forehead. By the time
Sasha came by, the whole pillow was getting wet.
God, this girl⦠Sasha quickly put the medicine aside and helped Sebastian up.
Sebastian grunted groggily, irritated that he was disturbed again.
Sasha immediately said, âYour pillowâs wet, Mr. Hayes. Iâll change it for you.â
Suddenly, Sebastianâs eyelashes started to flutter, and at long last, he opened his eyes to look at the
woman who was holding him in her arms.
It was a soft embrace. Since she needed to change his pillows, she had to hold the back of his head to
keep him from falling. Thanks to that, he was inches away from her chest.
Feeling that, Sebastian opened his eyes immediately. He could hear the sound of her heartbeats, and
her chest felt really soft. He sobered up immediately.
âOh, youâre awake, Mr. Hayes.â Sasha finally noticed him stirring in her arms, but she froze when she
met his gaze. âD-Donât take this the wrong way. Iâm just trying to change the pillow. Thatâs why Iâm
holding you.â
She reflexively put him back down after changing the pillow, her face flushed red. Well, that was
awkward. Why did he suddenly wake up? She wouldnât have done what she did if she knew he would
wake up.
Sasha stood there awkwardly, but fortunately, Sebastian did nothing but glance at her darkly after he was
put back on the bed. âWhy are you here?â
âHuh?â Sasha explained, âMark called me. He said youâre sick.â
Mark? Why did he butt in? Sebastian was upset, but he said nothing. Instead, he tried to get up.
Sasha came to his help right away. âYouâre still feverish, so be careful. We donât want you falling down
now.â
Sebastian wanted her to go away since he wasnât that weak yet. Or so he thought.
When he tried to move, he could feel his strength failing him, and everything was spinning. D*mmit! He
was getting more irritated with every passing second.
Since Sasha had been working as a doctor for years, she knew what he was thinking just by looking at
him, and she told him gently, âCalm down. Finish this and your fever will go away in no time. You want to
use the bathroom, right? Iâll take you there.â
Sebastian laughed mirthlessly. âThis will make the fever go away? What? You think this is some fantasy
novel where a pill can heal everything?â
âWell, we arenât in a fantasy novel, but youâve used antibiotics too much, so western medicine wonât do
your fever any good. Eastern meds should work faster at this point,â Sasha answered honestly. She then
picked the bowl of medicine beside her and handed it to him.
Sebastian couldnât believe she wanted him to drink that stuff. Just a whiff of it was enough to make him
balk. âWhy do you always come up with this kind of weird stuff? I said Iâm not taking it! Did you forget
about that?â
He was unusually reluctant, and he seemed agitated, much to Sashaâs confusion. Did he tell me
something like that? No, I donât think so. Iâve never given him any prescriptions. I only did some
acupuncture after I got here.
In the next moment, however, realization struck her, and her heart skipped a beat. âYou mean youâve
taken similar meds before? And you think itâs⦠hard to swallow?â
âIâ¦â Sebastian still had a look of disgust on his face, but that question made him pause. He wanted to
say something, but he couldnât remember anything, and that confused him.