Mateo nodded silently.


    cing the medicine on the table, Matthew carefullyid Ste on the bed and covered her.Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.


    He nced at the medicine left by Mateo, feeling uncertain.


    After pondering for a moment, he video-called Cordell.


    Showing Cordell the medicine, Matthew asked, “Can you identify this medicine?”


    “That’s just amon sedative,” Cordell answered honestly.


    “What’s wrong? Are you having trouble sleeping?”


    “No,” Matthew replied.


    “Are you certain it’s only a sedative?”


    “Yeah,” Cordell said.


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    “Who gave it to you? Why are you so cautious?”


    Matthew looked at Ste, who was still unconscious.


    “We’ll discuss thister.


    I have other matters to attend to.


    ”


    With that, he hung up the video call.


    He took a ss of water and returned to the room.


    Perched on the edge of the expansive bed, he gently raised Ste from beneath the nket, securing her with one arm around her waist to ensure she didn’t slip away from his embrace.


    In his other hand, he held a spoon with warm water containing a dissolved pill.


    As he touched Ste’s Lips with the spoon, she promptly expelled its contents, perhaps reacting to the bitterness of the dissolved pill.


    Matthew attempted several more times, but Ste continued to struggle to swallow the solution.


    Gazing at her intently, Matthew retrieved a fresh pill from the nightstand, opening it before taking a sip of water himself.


    Leaning down, he tenderly ki*sed her soft lips, carefully transferring the water containing the pill into her mouth.


    Ste’s throat moved slightly, eventually facilitating the pill to slide down and be ingested.


    Exhaling in relief, Matthew ki*sed her once more before gently Laying her back down.


    Ste slept until dawn.


    Upon opening her eyes, she found herself in the familiar pink-hued room she had previously upied.


    She rubbed her eyes and noticed someone beside her.