Chapter 31：Falling Sick (1/2)

The next morning, Aiden woke up to the sun's rays peeking through the curtains. He covered his eyes with his arms, trying to get rid of the light that was bothering him. The light was blinding. Even if it was just a little, the light was enough to make his eyes feel uncomfortable.

When would his eyes return to how they used to be? Even though he was not completely blind and could still see vaguely at this time, he wanted his eyesight to be perfect as before. How long did he have to be like this?

He immediately looked away from the window and saw Anya was still fast asleep beside him. The woman was fast asleep while curled up, hugging her own body as if trying to protect herself from the cruelty of the world.

Aiden hoped that someday Anya wouldn't need to be crouched alone like this. Because of her, his hands would give Anya protection. Hold her and guard her from anything that scared her. Hugged her from the night until she woke up the next day.

'One day…'

Those words were ringing in Aiden's mind as he gently stroked Anya's hair.

Aiden let Anya sleep a little longer before he entered the bathroom, getting ready to leave for work. It didn't take long for Aiden to get ready. He wore his work clothes neatly and used gel to straighten his hair. After he came out of the bathroom, he found Anya still curled up in the same position.

He sat on the side of the bed and kissed Anya's forehead gently, saying goodbye before he left for work. He could only do this when Anya was still asleep. If only the woman had woken up, Anya would have screamed in fear seeing what he was doing. Or maybe her face would flush with embarrassment.

Just when Aiden was about to get up, he felt something strange. Anya's body felt a little warm.

'Is that just the feeling? Yesterday Anya looked fine…'

'36.9…'

Anya's body temperature was still normal. It seemed, that was just his feeling.

Aiden immediately put the thermometer back in place and left his room. When he got down, he saw Hana already in the kitchen, preparing various kinds of breakfast for them.

”Anya is still sleeping. Don't wake her, let her rest.” Aiden said to Hana.

Hana could understand it. Yesterday was a tough day for Anya. Maybe what happened yesterday had made the woman so tired that she woke up late.

However, a slight sense of disappointment rose in her heart. Actually, Hana was looking forward to their breakfast. According to her, their breakfast yesterday was the most enjoyable breakfast. They could sit together, chat and joke like family.

After all this time, she finally saw Aiden opening his heart again. Hana could see that Aiden's cold heart gradually melted upon Anya's warmth. His once cold demeanor slowly turned soft. Although the change was not obvious, Hana's motherly instincts could sense it. This was a good change for Aiden!

But apparently, they had to skip their breakfast today.

Hana was about to leave the dining table and let Aiden have breakfast alone as usual. However, Aiden suddenly called out to her, ”Miss Hana and Harris starting today, eat at the dinner table.”

Hana was not the only one that felt that their breakfast yesterday was enjoyable. Aiden's heart also felt warm with the presence of these people, the people closest to him. He realized that he was no longer alone. There were many people around him who sincerely loved him, like Hana who considered him his own son.

Hana's eyes filled with tears when she heard Aiden's words. She felt very happy. It was true that Anya's existence was like a small sun for Aiden, the sun that slowly made Aiden's frozen heart start to melt.

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Anya woke up feeling very uncomfortable. When she opened her eyes, she could see that the sunlight peeking through the window was already very hot. It seemed to her that she woke up late.

Her whole body felt limp. She felt hot and itchy. She was sweating a lot because of her high temperature, making her clothes wet. She wanted to get up to change her clothes, but felt dizzy when she sat up.

Why did she suddenly feel unwell like this? She was fine yesterday.

Then, she thought of the coffee Natali had splashed on her face. Did she accidentally swallow the coffee? Anya tried to remember, but her head felt hot, her brain seemed not working.

'I think so…'