the two-faced Adopted Girl Who Melted CEO's Ice-Cold Heart-Chapter 828: Seeking Reinforcements
"Don’t worry about who asks about Ignatius and Miss Delphine’s whereabouts in the near future, just three words: Don’t know." Arthur instructed.
"Alright, as long as you’re here." Maximilian breathed a sigh of relief, the second brother was the one among them who knew Ignatius the best, the smartest. With him around, nothing was difficult.
Arthur almost choked on his breath; it was bringing him back that messed things up.
Ignatius is currently stimulated, emotionally unstable, and his psychological state isn’t good. We don’t know if Delphine is tormenting him or if he is tormenting her.
There’s no hope in expecting the old man of the Leclair family to help. He completely obeys Ignatius’ wishes, Arthur thought. Seeing things aren’t right, he has to go to the Howard family in Imperial City to seek help.
After Delphine fell asleep, she woke up once in the middle of it. A middle-aged woman with a sincere and honest look approached, asking if she wanted water or needed to go to the restroom.
Delphine found her unfamiliar, and when she asked questions, the woman did not answer any of them, so she simply stopped asking. She slept a bit and sweated, allowing the woman to assist her to the bathroom.
The more she slept, the weaker she felt, and her body felt uncomfortable. She forced herself to wash up and then take a bath.
The woman, silent and reserved, filled the bathtub with hot water and helped Delphine sit in it.
"Go out. I’ll call you if I need anything," Delphine said softly, her voice weak and powerless. She thought soaking might clear her mind and give her some strength, then she’d go home to see the kids. But as the hot water enveloped her, she grew drowsy, until the man’s deep voice sounded.
"Awake?" Ignatius asked the middle-aged woman outside.
Delphine was startled awake, struggled to sit up, but her hands were too weak to support her, causing her to slip into the bathtub.
Ignatius came in just in time to see her entirely submerged in the tub, and his expression changed instantly. In two swift steps, he scooped her out entirely, his eyes dark and cold, gleaming, tightly holding her in his arms, his handsome face grim.
Once Delphine slipped into the tub, she closed her eyes, not choking, but soaking wet all over, her long hair drenched, feeling incredibly uncomfortable, she softly coughed.
The man’s tall figure stiffened, then wrapped her in a towel, carried her out, and asked the woman to bring a towel to gently wipe the water off her little face, drying her hair, before softly asking, "Feeling better?"
Ignatius came to understand that she accidentally slipped into the tub. At one point, she thought, the man pursed his thin lips, this might be his deepest fear. However, she currently had weak limbs and needed careful attention.
Delphine slept the entire day, watching him dry her hair, reaching out to see the time on his wristwatch. It was almost 6 o’clock. Realizing she had slept a whole day, even if she was slow, she knew something was wrong with her body.
She slept the entire day and still felt no energy.
"What did you do to me? Why do I have no strength at all?" She wanted to scold with a cold voice, but her words turned tender and weak. Being a South River woman, her words carried the unique cadence of the region, soft and melodious, like she was sweetly whispering love words.
"You were too tired last night." The handsome man said without changing his face, his deep gaze falling on her, seeing her exposed skin, with traces from last night almost vanished due to ointment, his eyes growing darker. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
Damn you. Frustrated, Delphine wished she could scratch across that handsome face.
