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    Chapter 0557


    Resigned, I shut my eyes as a deafening noise erupted from the balcony. The sound of shattering ss followed immediately, sharp and grating.


    Nichs appeared in my line of sight, his gaze dark and menacing. ss shards fell from his clothes as he strode forward. He shook his jacket irritatedly before finally yanking it off and tossing it to the ground.


    "You..." I barely managed a syble before my vision blurredpletely.


    I vaguely remembered resisting his touch with every fiber of my being when his restrained voice questioned harshly, "If I don''t hold you now, should I wait until it''s time to collect your corpse?"


    That damned man...


    Nichs carried me into the bedroom and gentlyid me on the bed. I felt the mattress sink sharply beside me as he sat down and called the doctor.N?velDrama.Org: text ? owner.


    His deep voice rumbled as he described my condition. "Yes. She has a fever. She drankst night and probably caught a chill."


    As he spoke, his hand gripped mine tightly. In my daze, I almost thought his body heat was higher than mine. Once the call ended, he began arranging for the broken ss to be reced, cleaners toe over, and food to be delivered. Only after ensuring everything was taken care of did he set his phone aside.


    "You''re in poor health and still drink excessively. No more of that from now on."


    I couldn''t help but retort, "I didn''t drink that much."


    The more I thought about why my body had be this fragile, the more aggrieved I felt. Tears spilled uncontrobly.


    "Can''t take a single word of criticism?" Nichs sighed as he pulled a tissue from the bedside table to wipe away my tears.


    I shut my eyes, unwilling to engage with him any further.


    He brushed my cheek lightly and softened his tone. "Get some rest. The doctor will be here soon. You don''t need to worry about anything."


    I shook my head slightly. At that moment, I wasn''t even sure if my gaze toward him was pleading for him to stay or to leave.


    He loosened his tie and shifted closer, wrapping both me and the nket in his arms. "I should''ve stayed when you were drunk in my armsst night. If I had, you wouldn''t be suffering like this now."


    Frowning slightly, I realized that he really had been with mest night. Weakly, I murmured, "Thinking that way is wrong."


    If he had stayed, I might''ve been in an even worse state.


    As the realization of my own thoughts hit me, I frozepletely. My mind must have turned to mush to entertain such nonsense. A wave of heat surged through me, and my body felt even more feverish.


    I squirmed a little and snapped, "Go away. I''m ufortable with you hugging me like this."


    Nichs immediately stood and walked to the bathroom. Momentster, he returned with a damp towel and lifted the nket.


    "What are you doing!" I red at him, rmed.


    "Stop acting like I''m some criminal. I already saw everythingst night," he said nonchntly.


    Before I could protest, he yanked the nket off and grabbed my hand, pressing the cool towel against my skin. It


    was then I noticed I wasn''t wearing the clothes I''d worn out to dinner with Dous.


    A flush crept across my cheeks, both from embarrassment and anger. "Nichs, how could you? Don''t you know that we''re already..."


    Before I could finish, he cut me off. "Yes, I''mpletely in the wrong. I wiped your face, cleaned your body, and changed your clothesst night. I didn''t even know how I was able to restrain myself. Truly, it was all a grave mistake!"