The Manipulated Villainess Chapter 128
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The moment he walked inside his house, Nathan instantly took a seat on the couch and poured a glass of water for himself.
"You really don't seem to be fine, Nathan," Cassandra said, standing a few steps away.
"I think I'll be fine if you leave me alone." Nathan simply said as he lifted the glass. Then he drank the water.
"If that's really the case, I will already do that before you tell me to." Cassandra firmly said.
There was only one thing on Nathan's mind. Stubborn. Yes, the Cassandra Lim he knew was always a stubborn woman. However, he knew she was telling the truth, so he kept his silence.
Cassandra walked towards him and took a seat beside him on the couch. "You always say that I'm stubborn but you're more stubborn. It's cold now but look at you. You're sweating." She said to him as if she was a mother scolding her son.
Her words reminded Nathan of the past. When everything was still fine between them, she was the one who always scolded him like this. However, he ignored her words and takes out a handkerchief to wipe his face but...
She took it from him and he raised a brow. "What are you doing?" He said in an annoying voice but... he shook his head when he felt dizzy again. His vision was even blurred from time to time!
Cassandra glanced at him with a worried face. The face she was making right now; only the Reyon Boss had the privilege to witnessed that. No other could ever bring out this side of the female boss!
Staring at his face, she wiped away the sweat on his forehead. "You have a fever." She said when she placed her hand on his forehead but...
Nathan turned away. "I will be fine. It's just a fever. Don't - "
"Do you have a thermometer here?"
Nathan stopped talking when she was talking to Kyler who was standing a few steps away. Darting his eyes to his right-hand man, he slightly shook his head.
"I will get it for you."
The Reyon Boss shut his eyes in defeat when Kyler ignored his gesture and went to his room to search for one. Damn it!
He wanted to drive Cassandra away like he always did but... he can't bring himself to do that! Maybe his mind wanted her to leave but... his heart says otherwise!
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In less than a minute, Kyler returned and handed the small thermometer to Cassandra. The Moyan Boss took it without saying anything and take his temperature. When she looked at the thermometer, her eyes grew wide.
"You walked around until this late with this high fever?" She uttered and glanced at him with a disappointing face. Still, Nathan saw concern beneath it.
"I said I will be fine. I only need - "
"Do you have medicines for fever?"
There. Ignoring him, she turned to Kyler again. Just like before, Kyler nodded and went inside his room to get the medicines.
Nathan just chose to be silent as he realized that his opinion wasn't really needed here! He sat still and in no time, Kyler came out from the room and handed the medicines to Cassandra.
Cassandra Lim poured another glass of water for him and give him with the medicines. "Take it. You need some rest to let the fever subdued."
Nathan simply took the medicine and did as he was told. Then Cassandra pointed at his room with her chin. When he sat still, she sighed. "Just take some rest. You can be angry at me all you want after you recover."
Without saying anything, Nathan stood up but he felt dizzy once again. Simply shaking his head, he made his way to his room.
Sitting on his bed, he glanced at Cassandra with a confused face. The latter was standing at his room door. "Shouldn't you go home?"
"I will stay until you fell asleep." Cassandra simply said in a calm voice.
"I don't think that's necessary. You will only make me uncomfortable." The Reyon Boss remarked.
Uncomfortable? Cassandra's lips curved into a slight smile. "But I don't trust you enough to leave now." She said and glanced around the room. Then she sat on the single couch which was placed in one corner. "I will just sit here. Don't mind me."
"Did you forget that we are enemies?" Nathan scowled and she frowned.
"I'm only sitting here. Kyler is also present, so you have nothing to worry about. I won't attack a sleeping person." With a little smile, she added, "That's for the weak."
Nathan quietly stared at her a while before he sleeps which made Cassandra slightly smiled. Just as she said, she quietly sat on the couch and do nothing. However, when she turned to Nathan, she raised a brow and slowly walked towards him, trying hard not to make a sound.
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He was already asleep?! She glanced at her wristwatch and her eyes widened. It's only been 5 minutes! Nevertheless, she was instantly distracted by him sleeping so peaceful.
Enemy? She tried hard to not snicker. "You still have a golden heart, Nathan Woo. Five minutes ago, you said that I am your enemy but look at you. You peacefully sleep in my presence." She muttered in a very low voice. She didn't want to wake him up.
When she heard the sound of the door opened, she darted her eyes to it. When Kyler showed up, she placed her finger on her lips, gesturing him not to make noise.
Kyler raised a brow when he saw that his boss had already fallen asleep. His boss had insomnia these days and he could never get proper sleep but now, in the presence of this woman... he fell asleep after just a few minutes! He didn't even know what to say!
Cassandra cautiously walked to Kyler and stood before him. "I said to Nathan that I will leave after he sleeps but... can I stay a bit longer? I only want to look after him."
Kyler glanced at Nathan before he turned to the Moyan Boss. "Alright. I'll be right here, so tell me if you need anything."
"Will it be okay for you?" Cassandra asked. As a Boss herself, she knew that it was never good to went against the order.
"Don't worry, Miss Lim. I will take responsibility. Right now, he needs you." Kyler said and walked out of the room.
After standing still for a while, Cassandra placed a chair next to Nathan's bed and stared at him. For many minutes, she did nothing but that. In the past, she used to love to watch him sleep and even now, she still do.
She still remembered how this man changed her. When she first met him in her father's order, she was her father's puppet who never think for her own. Whatever her father said was what she did. She never had a say in her life and she never tried to make it happen either.
However, after slowly falling for him, she started to question herself and stands for herself. However, in the end, she gave in to her father's pressure and broke his heart. It became the thing she regretted the most.
Staring at Nathan's calm and peaceful face, she thought as if she was back in the past. It had been so long since she last saw him this way! Back then and even now, he was still the only one who could warm up her cold heart and softened it.
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When Nathan woke up the next morning, he saw Cassandra sitting on the floor with her upper body on the bed. There was also a small towel on his forehead.
Why was she still here? Didn't she say that she would leave after he fell asleep? He slightly frowned when he saw her sitting on the cold floor.
Removing the towel from his forehead, he cautiously pushed himself up and sat on the bed. However, this small movement awakened the woman. After all, she was always alert.
Cassandra saw that Nathan was sitting now but she didn't say anything and stood up. Then she took the thermometer which she put near the bed and take his temperature again. She sighed in relief when she realized that his fever was gone.
Last night, when she was about to leave, Nathan's fever got worse. Unable to leave him in such a situation, she ended up nursing him all night and only fell asleep a while ago.
"Your fever is gone now but it will be good if you still rest a bit more. Right now, you need rest more than anything else." Cassandra said in a low voice. Then she walked to the couch and took her bag. "I'm sorry for not doing as I said last night. I will see you when you get better." She said and walked out of the room.
Nathan stared at her disappearing form. He wished to say something but... he can't bring himself to speak up!
What's more, leaving like that was so unlike her! Was she scared that he might get mad at her for not leaving as she said?
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