Chapter 63

Nell was caught in the moment before lifting her head to meet Gideon’s handsome face.

Startled, she quickly sat up.

Due to the limited space in the car and lanky build of this man, erecting her body while on his lap saw her head hitting the roof of the car.

“Careful now!”

Owing to Gideon’s quick reflexes, he extended his arm on time to provide a barrier over her head.

Nell knocked right into his palm. Pressing her down on his lap for a seat, Gideon spoke with a gruff, “Don’t move, we’re almost home.”

Nell kept still and asked in a daze, “I fell asleep?”

“Yes but you caught a cold. I’ll have Aunt Joyce make you ginger broth when we’re home.”

With a frown, Nell reached to touch her forehead.

It was burning a little.

The duo got down when the car reached the house. Gideon instructed the kitchen to make ginger broth before sending Nell to her room for a hot bath.

With the residence equipped with central heating and a hot bath good for a cold, Nell obediently took heed.

Nonetheless, just moments after she went, a cry was heard coming from upstairs.

“Ahhhhh!”

Gideon rushed upstairs following a discoloration on his face.

The bedroom was open but the door to the washroom was shut tight. Light was illuminating on the other side.

Gideon knocked on the door with a frown.

“Nelly, what happened?”

A while later, Nell’s croaky voice traveled from inside. “I’m okay! Just leave me!”

The sound of her voice could not muffle the forbearance and pain in her tone.

The dismal look on Gideon’s face turned for the worst.

“Open up!”

No response was heard from the other side of the door.

Though, there were indistinct sounds of rustling.

Still, with a cheerless expression, Gideon forked out a key and opened the door without a second thought.

The moment the door was open, his pupils contracted.

He was riddled by amusement and dejection.

Wrapped in a towel, Nell had taken a fall. With her head still covered in bubbles, she lay by the tub in a rather awkward position.

His appearance startled Nell to move her hands from rubbing on her legs to veiling her face. She wanted to die at the moment.

Gideon walked in.

“Mrs. Leith, is this a bath performance?”

He kneeled down beside her.

“Get out! Get out now!”

Still hung up on death, Nell removed her hands over her face and tried to push him away.

Gideon grabbed her wrist at the opportunity. Seeing one of her legs lying there as straight as an arrow, he extended his arm to hold her ankle.

“A cramp?”

Although reluctant to admit, Nell still nodded.

She turned her embarrassed face away, breaking away from his gaze.

As Gideon’s eyes deepened, he carried her and placed her on the nearby vanity stand.

Nell clenched tightly to the towel over her.

The man did nothing but pressed on several points of her ankle.

He had quite the technique, applying just the right amount of pressure. Soon, the tension was released from her cramped leg.

“Do you feel better?”

He asked in a gentle voice.

Nell nodded.

With the light turned on in the bathroom, the temperature was rising. Gideon stared at her enveloped in a towel, biting on her lips with an aggrieved and unwilling yet awkwardly helpless look on her face. It was quite an amusing sight.

He straightened his back and rested his hands by her sides.

“Mrs. Leith, can you seduce me at another time and place? I don’t want to do it with a patient.”

Nell’s blushing face immediately turned crimson.

“Gideon Leith! When did I seduce you?”

Gideon laughed.

“Don’t get your knickers in a twist. Watch your towel, it’s going to fall off.”

His gaze intentionally dwindled on her front.

Nell covered up, even tighter this time.

The cheer in Gideon’s eyes broadened but considering that she was sick, he held back from teasing her. Instead, Gideon carried her back into the tub and took his leave.

By the time Nell came out of her bath, a bowl of ginger broth and two pills of cold medicine were present on a table in the bedroom.

Sitting on the sofa, Gideon pointed at the broth and medicine, and said, “Drink this and I don’t want to see any leftovers.”

Nell frowned.

Since young, she hated anything and everything pungent.

Nell did not want to have it in any of her food.

She peered at the man on the sofa out of the corner of her eye. Without lifting his head, the man faintly remarked, “I don’t mind feeding you.”

Nell was taken aback.

She picked up the bowl and pinched her nose, downing the broth in a few gulps.

After she was done, she took the pills.

Gideon was finally pleased.

After he had the bowl sent away, he returned to put her to bed, settling her in with a duvet.

“Have a good night’s sleep and it’ll be all better in the morning.”

Feeling out of it and without the energy to say anything more, Nell quickly passed out.

She woke up the next day feeling better from the cold.

Gideon was already out of bed and waiting for her in the dining hall downstairs.

Nell greeted Aunt Joyce who was serving breakfast when she climbed down the stairs. She smiled. “Aunt Joyce, thank you for your ginger broth last, I feel a lot better today.”

Aunt Joyce answered in a smile. “You’re welcome.”

Gideon darted a bleak stare at her.

He ordered for the ginger broth, why was he not thanked?

Ignoring his displeasure on purpose, Nell approached him and took a seat opposite him.

She thanked in good spirits when Aunt Joyce brought her breakfast while throwing a provoking glance at the man in between.

Gideon remained silent.

This girl seemed to act more wantonly by the day, knowing he would not do anything to do.

He felt that he needed to reclaim his role as a husband!

After breakfast, the duo headed for the door together.

Nell was going to report to Anning International today. She saw Matthew standing by the car once she was out the door.

She smiled and greeted Matthew. “Good morning, Assistant Starks.”

“Good morning, Missus.”

Beaming, Matthew opened the car door for her. “Do get on, Missus.”

Turning to glance at Gideon, she brightly replied, “It’s okay, I’ll drive myself there.”

“Are you sure your car’s at home?”

Gideon’s voice sneaked up from behind her.

Nell was dumbfounded.

She quickly recalled that she parked her car in the basement of Leith Corporation the night before. Nell did not drive then because she came home in Gideon’s car.

There were many cars in the garage but none of them were hers.

Embarrassed, she helplessly climbed into the car under Matthew’s smiling gaze.

Anning International was right beside Leith Corporation.

As it was still quite a walk between the buildings, Nell had Matthew stop the car.

She opened the door and got down. Patting down her wrinkled pants suit, she merrily said, “Thank you! It’s my stop here. You can go now!”

Gideon took a glance at her, his face emotionless.

He instructed Matthew to drive onward to Leith Corporation.

Nell heaved a sigh of relief.

As a newcomer, she really did not want anyone to know about the relationship between her and Gideon in fear of any adverse effects.

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Chapter 487 The End Pt. 5 She walked all the way to the office. Because she was already acquainted with the human resource yesterday, she could skip many formalities on her first day of work today.

She immediately called for a departmental meeting at half-past eight in the morning.