Even though Danielle was usually composed, waking up to find two extra people in her hospital room–one of them being Janice–made her ears turn red with embarrassment. She quickly tidied up her appearance. “Grandma.”
Janice responded with a warm “Mm–hmm.”
Danielle then pushed at Ross, who was still fast asleep. He was sleeping so deeply that she wondered what time he’d finally gone to bed last night.
As for why they’d ended up sleeping together, Ross simply couldn’t control how much he missed Danielle. Since he was right next door, he’d decided to climb into her bed.
Last night had been dark and quiet.
Danielle had been sleeping groggily when she felt like she couldn’t breathe properly. When she opened her eyes, she found that gentle, refined man sneaking kisses from her.
She was too tired to think straight. “Didn’t you get enough kisses during the day?”
Ross brushed her hair back. “I missed you so much I couldn’t sleep.”
“Are you just restless, or do you actually miss me?” Danielle fought off her drowsiness and scratched his chin playfully.
“Both.”
“Oh.”
Ross realized he shouldn’t have come. Even the faint smell of disinfectant in the air couldn’t mask the feminine scent that Danielle gave off. He’d originally planned to just check on her, steal one kiss, and leave. Now he couldn’t bring himself to go.
In fact, his body was definitely reacting. The more he tried to control himself, the stronger the rebound effect became.
He held Danielle close, his body getting hotter and hotter, radiating heat that seemed like it could dry a person out. “Danielle, as a doctor, shouldn’t you help your boyfriend out?”
“I’ll let you use the bathroom in my room and take care of it yourself,” Danielle murmured.
Ross just stared at her. That wasn’t the kind of help he’d been hoping for.
“Do you remember that time I kissed you in the car?” Danielle asked.
“Yeah.”
I should have just let myself give in back then,’ Ross thought. “I regret it,” he added.
Danielle let out a soft snort. “Well, regretting it won’t help you now. I’m not sleeping with you, so you’d better behave yourself.”
Ross stayed quiet for a moment, then sighed helplessly and gently ruffled her hair. Danielle was clearly holding a grudge. “Fine,” he said softly.
Danielle burst out laughing, shifted her position, and yawned. “I’m going back to sleep. You can go back to your room, or you can stay here if you want.”
In the end, Ross chose to stay. But tonight, he couldn’t sleep at all. Since he was going to be awake anyway, he figured he might as well stay and watch
Danielle sleep.
At some point, he pulled out his phone and somewhat awkwardly texted Joshua on WhatsApp with a question: [If Sheary was mad at you and wouldn’t let you hold her, how would you win her back?)
The message was deleted within a second of being sent. But Joshua had clearly seen it and replied: [I won’t make Sheary mad.]
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“Hmph, if he dares to upset Shermaine or make her unhappy, I’ll be the first one to teach him a lesson as her brother, Ross thought.
Though to be fair, since Shermaine and Joshua got married, the two of them really did seem to have a great relationship.
Ross typed: [Just asking casually.]
Joshua replied: [Sure you were.]
Ross: [What else would it be? As her brother, I obviously need to check on how things are going between you and Sheary, especially with you.]
On the other end of the phone, Joshua chuckled softly.
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‘The great Mr. Jean can lie without even preparing his story,‘ Joshua thought. ‘He was still turned on and it wasn’t going away. He wants advice from me but he’s too proud to ask directly, so he’s backing down.
Joshua clicked his tongue and replied: [Speaking from experience, the most effective approach is to be shameless. When the moment’s right, push your luck a little.]
‘So that’s how Joshua managed to win over Shermaine and get married so quickly?‘ Ross thought. ‘That actually makes sense!’
He remembered last Christmas season when the two of them were heading to Xenhall. Joshua had driven all the way from Basterel to the countryside
just to pick up Shermaine and go together.
It turned out he’d been scheming even back then, shamelessly pursuing Shermaine with calculated persistence. His manipulation ran deep.
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