He let out a low snort, sulking in displeasure.
This time, she didn’t offer him the usual comforting words.
Instead, she concealed the sadness in her eyes and said in a serious tone, “Lately, I might be swamped with work. I might not be able to video call you to ensure you take your medication at noon, and I might come home late. Perhaps…”
Nathan raised his head to meet her gaze and asked, “Perhaps what?”
She smiled.
“Never mind. It’s getting late. Go to bed now.”
He held her waist, refusing to let her go. With a furrowed brow, he insisted, “You haven’t fulfilled the promised reward yet! I can’t fall asleep without it!”
“What do you want?”
He pondered for a moment, hiding the mischievous glimmer in his eyes, and nuzzled his head weakly against her neck.
“Trying on all those clothes was truly exhausting. I was sweating profusely. How about… You help me take a bath?”
Lucinda remained silent.
Nathan still wore his underpants when he changed his clothes just now.
Somehow, though, Lucinda found herself a bit turned on by him.
He would soon be naked, taking a bath.
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Lucinda doubted if she would be able to control herself in that moment .
As she contemplated finding an excuse to refuse him, Nathan interrupted her thoughts.
“I’m just asking you to help me with my bath. If you don’t agree, I’ll be devastated. I feel like I’m having another angina attack coming on!”
While Nathan spoke, he wore a sad look on his face, and his hands clenched his top. He leaned against her arms and spoke softly.
Lucinda sighed resignedly. Since she became aware of his disease, he had become more and more adept at feigning pain before her.
However, she knew that she had fallen for his act once again, but she just couldn’t do anything about it. She always gave in to his wants.
“Stop putting on an act. I’ll run you a bath.”
His lips curled into a mischievous grin as he heard her words.
Lucinda stood up and made her way to the bathroom. She turned on the air-conditioner to raise the temperature, filled the bathtub with water, and added a few drops of scented oil to create a fragrant bubble bath for him.
Once the bathroom had warmed up, she called out, “Everything is set.