NovelUpdateUpon returning to the ward, Grace found that Devin was awake and attempting to get out of bed.
Seeing that, she strode over, put down the kettle, and pressed him back onto the bed.
"Didn't you promiseyou'd rest? Why are you getting up again?"
Devin looked a bit better, but his voice was still a bit hoarse.
"You've been away for too long, and | miss you.”
Grace glanced at her watch and saw that she had only been out for less than ten minutes.
Noticing the fleeting emotion in his eyes, she couldn't help but press the space between her eyebrows.
"You often say | lie to you, but actually, you're the best liar. | don't think you missed me. You just want to keep an
eye on me, don't you?"
Devin covered his mouth and coughed, feigning a look of deep grievance.
"I'm just worried
about you. With all the commotion outside, if | don't go check, wouldn't | be failing my duty as a husband?"
Grace knew that he genuinely
cared about her. Therefore, she gently held his hand and recounted to
him what had just happened.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"I ran into Antowhile going out to refill the kettle. He askedto divorce you, but | refused, and he got so
angry that he even tripped. To annoy him, | even called him disgusting." When Devin heard that, a faint smile
appeared on his pale face.
"Well said. He is indeed quite disgusting."
Grace felt his forehead with the back of her hand. Seeing his light smile, she couldn't resist teasing him.
"I didn't know the legendary Mr. Hudson, known for his spotless reputation, would also speak ill of others?"
Noticing her snicker, Devin gently pulled her into his arms.
"I'm also a mortal with emotions and desires, so of course | would speak ill of others and do bad things."
"Bad things? What kind of bad things?"
Her puzzled expression was
and Devin could no longer resist. He slightly lowered shead
and kissed her on the lin
Grace's face instantly turned extremely red. She raised
her hand and pinched his waist.
Mean he said in a shy tone,
"How could you kisswhile in a cold? If | get infected, I'll hold you accountable."
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A light kiss was far from enough to quench his thirst. Hearing her
coquettish tone, Devin became
bolder and directly cupped the back of her head.
The distance between them got closer and closer.
Devin's hot breath pressed against Grace's
ear as he said in a deep voice, "Really? Then let's have a serious kiss."
Looking into those tender eyes so close, Grace
swallowed the words of refusal that were on the tip of her tongue.
She turned her head and saw no one outside the ward, then closed her eyes.
"Okay, but you must never say that | lie to..."
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The kiss lasted so long that she began to feel lightheaded from lack of oxygen.
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The only thing she could be sure of was that she liked this kiss.
And, she also liked the man who was kissing her.
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