y headed to the kitchen to prepare di

rom a high fever, determined to cook Adrian a lavish dinn

's heart is through his stomach. But J

indispensable to him and

been in an unusually good

w her feverish body had al

realized how nai

erished girl, but afterward, she had reduc

path

declared, rejecting Adrian'

ed down at her with a mixture of arrogance and p

upset about Eri

ing, but her sil

Rebecca isn't in good health. If you hurt her bro

ded, "Joelle, you've lost loved ones too

cending the stairs and scoffed, "So you think

ning, your brother will receive several lucrative project proposals.

nto fists, which trembled

projects could make up for t

d Erick's lives held valu

er vision blurred, and she had to steady herself ag

and settled into the

authoritative tone and expected

her head and limped

she stepped into the kitchen, she closed the frosted glass doo

hear her, she covered her mouth

at on the sofa, his

to visit his grandmother together tomorro

ng her only brought back the memory of the morning th

forgot to mention that Mrs. Miller sprained her ankle today. Given

s

uptly and turned his icy

uite some time, yet the kitche

ng to pull herself together. Suddenly, the d

ense. He first noticed the tear stains on her

...

eact, Adrian scooped

the strength and steadiness of his embrac

out a word, lifted her skirt to inspect

le anymore?" Adrian snapped, hi

Joelle realized she mi

n, he let her rest on the sofa while he o

e was transported back to the days when they weren't

had opened the kitchen door and seen Joelle crying o

Adrian had been close

had tried to use their union to

bed, and now she

d it difficult to comple

ed, Joelle picked up her pillow and b

ebrows in surprise.

ing in the

Joelle think he wo

there, eager to be by his side. Now she said she wanted to sleep els

redicted rain tonight, complete with thunder

ut she never returned. When he awoke the next morn

e was already bus

halter apron that accentuated her waist, and

she tasted the steami

hair slipped from behind her ear. The morning sunlight fi

uddenly didn't feel like

had been considerate and gen

ble, Joelle neatly arranged

t your grandma today

ed. "Let's

apron. With an unreadable expression, she stated, "Whe