Chapter 37.2 (1/2)

Sigh.

A long breath came out.

Damian slowly opened his eyes.

I don’t feel lightheaded anymore, it seems that my fever has gone down a bit.

Then, something tickled the corner of his arm.

“…….Lize?”

What tickled Damian’s arm were strands of Charlize’s fine silver hair.

Damian, who inadvertently looked at Charlize, chuckled without realizing it.

That’s right, Charlize was lying on the bed, asleep without a care in the world.

She was even snoring a little.

“Ugh, my hair is a mess.”

Damian’s eyes sank deeply as he reminisced.

Normally, I would have combed my hair so that it wouldn’t be choppy, but my hair today, sure is tousled.

Gazing back at Charlize, it was probably all the rushing she did to reach the empress for a doctor that tired her out.

Damian was both awe-struck and saddened by what Charlize did for him, it was a bittersweet feeling that slowly darkened his face.

‘Because of me, Charlize seems to be suffering all the time.’

Damian gently stroked Charlize’s hair while apologizing to her under his breath for all the trouble she had to go through.

Then she blinked.

Charlize opened her eyes, still drowsy and her vision blurry, to see someone running their fingers through her hair.

In an instant, despite her sleepiness, her eyes lit up at the fact it was Damian and he was awake.

Charlize raised her head abruptly, bringing her face closer to Damian’s albeit a little too close for comfort.

Out of nowhere, a scream rang out.

“AHH, are you really awake now!?”

“Um, yes.”

Damian nodded shyly.

Damian then looked into Charlize’s eyes before asking her carefully.

“I’m sorry, did I worry you too much?”

“Of course, I think my heart could have fractured from all of my worries!”

“… …Well on the other hand, Lize, did you know you drooled in your sleep? There’s dry saliva right now on the corners of your mouth.”

Damian replied with a devious, cheeky smile.

Startled by what she heard, Charlize then immediately rubbed her lips with her sleeve.

“Huh, really!?”