“When do you mean a long time ago? I spent a whole day with you, yet why haven’t I heard you coughing so profusely?” Deirdre felt her heart racing, and she took a deep breath before she said, “Kyran, you’re not well. No one will blame you, so just sleep with me on the same bed. You’d rather ruin your health than share a bed with me? Are you scared that I might do something bad to you?”Kyran was stunned. He furrowed his eyebrows and thought, ‘Why would she think like this? It’s obviously my problem… It’s me who is scared that I can’t control myself…’“You’ve misunderstood, Deirdre. I just think it’s inappropriate because we’re not married yet…”“Excuses.”Deirdre felt powerless. She was already trembling in the cold just by standing at the door, so she found it unimaginable that Kyran could stay here for more than a few hours.She walked over and stretched out her hand to feel the blanket. She could not feel any warmth, just as expected.“Give me your hand.”“Deirdre.”Deirdre

Upon saying that, Deirdre grabbed Kyran’s hands and stuffed them under her shirt once again without being bothered by his reluctance. He could feel the curve above the woman’s abdomen.Kyran kept his fingers curled, yet he could not stop his mind from wandering. His palms were sweaty from holding himself back. Kyran pulled back his hands, turned over, and lay down on the bed, yet his body was burning with sexual desire.“That’s enough.”Deirdre could feel the cold wind stirred up by the movements of the man turning over and also his steel wall-like back within her visual field. She was stunned for a moment.Deirdre could not conceal the dejection she felt in her eyes, but she inquired closely, “Do you feel better, Kyran? Does your throat still feel uneasy? Do you still feel cold?”Kyran did not answer her. She mustered the courage to stretch out her hand. “I’m only going to touch your back, and I will have peace of mind to feel that you’re warm.”Her palm pressed on his back,

Kyran was afraid that he would be impulsive. Deirdre’s face was scarlet. She lowered her gaze and said softly, “You can totally tell me if that is the case.”“Tell you what?” Kyran found himself ridiculous. “Tell you that I have indecent thoughts and that I might possibly hurt you?”“What you have is not indecent thoughts. Kyran, we’re in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship. It’s normal for you to have desires for me, just like how I feel about you—”Before she could finish her sentence, Deirdre came to realize what she was about to say, and her face turned scarlet instantly. Kyran appeared astonished and could not help inquiring closely, “Deirdre, how do you feel about me?”Deirdre was evasive. “Nothing much.”Kyran was delighted but felt slightly sad in his heart. He lowered his head and kissed the woman’s lips.Deirdre accepted the kiss and said gently, “However, I can’t do it with you now. The bed can’t withstand the process, and the room is not soundproof…”Kyran held h

Mrs. Cox said smilingly, “No. You didn’t make much noise. I found that both of you were rather quiet. However, after seeing the condition of your lips, I can say that Mr. Reed’s behavior doesn’t match his mannerism.”Deirdre was stunned and touched her lips subconsciously. She could feel that her lips were obviously swollen and even a little tender to the touch. At the thought of Kyran’s ferocity at the time, Deirdre’s cheeks burned with embarrassment. She felt rather shy in her head but also delighted. That seemed to be Kyran’s first time losing control of himself. It was a good thing. After all, a person in love was not always sensible enough. Mrs. Cox was delighted in her heart as she looked at Deirdre’s reaction. When she was done binding the rack, she asked Deirdre, “What would you like to have for lunch today? I reserved some pork from Alby, who lives at the village entrance. Shall we have it with roasted carrots today?”“Sure.”“Where’s Mr. Reed? Does he have any diet

“Thank you.”Hoyt felt bitter in his heart when she thanked him. “Don’t mention it, Miss McKinnon. Mr. Reed gave my family 72,000 dollars. Let alone buying medicine for him, it would be fine even if I were to give him my life.”Deirdre was unaware of the situation, so she was surprised when she learned about it. She said, “You deserve it.”Hoyt smiled and left in a hurry. Mrs. Cox boiled water while Deirdre got some cold water and placed a cold towel on Kyran’s forehead. She discovered that his entire body was icy cold, other than his burning face.Deirdre felt deeply remorseful as she held his hand tightly. “Get well, Kyran.”Mrs. Cox filled a hot water bottle with hot water to warm up Kyran’s body. She comforted Deirdre after seeing how pale she was by saying, “Don’t worry, Deirdre. Mr. Reed is going to be fine.”Deirdre nodded, yet she kept holding Kyran’s hand with hers and refused to let go. It was already dusk by the time Hoyt returned. He was sweating profusely when

“Kyran?” Deirdre said calmly, “He injured his vocal cords, so he became mute and can only communicate with us through the phone.” “Mute?” Hoyt frowned. “Are you sure?”“Yes,” Deirdre replied with a smile. “What’s the matter? Why does it sound like you’re implying something?”Hoyt did not know how to put the question in his head into words. ‘If Kyran is mute, then why did Dad say he can talk?’His father was very confident of it, so the probability of him lying was close to zero. In other words, Kyran was lying to Deirdre. Hoyt fell silent.Deirdre was confused and asked, “Mr. Leigh? Why aren’t you talking?”Hoyt looked at Deirdre. He did not know if he should tell Deirdre the truth or not. “Miss McKinnon, how long have you known Mr. Reed?” “How long have I known him?” Deirdre counted with her fingers and replied, “It isn’t long. About three months or so.”Even Deirdre herself was stunned for a moment when she said that. Deep inside her heart, she felt like she had known Kyr

“Deirdre!” Meanwhile, Mrs. Cox emerged from the room. “Mr. Reed has awakened. He said he wants to see you.”“He’s awake?” Deirdre was delighted. She decided to put everything else to the back of her head and pushed the door inside. “Kyran? You’re awake?”As she stood at the side of the bed, Hoyt stood at the door. When Kyran saw him, he froze a bit and asked, “How long have I been sleeping?”“14 hours? Or is it 15?” Deirdre heaved out a sigh of relief, “I don’t remember it anymore. In any case, you had a very high fever. Anyway, you need to thank Mr. Leigh. If it hadn’t been for him going to the market on his bike to get your medicine and IV drip, you might not have woken up so soon.”“I’m sorry for making you worry about me.”Even though he was sick, he blamed himself for making her worry about him. Deirdre’s heart skipped a beat when the thought surfaced in her mind, and she shook her head. “It’s okay. Everything is fine as long as you wake up.”Kyran turned his head to look

The room fell silent as soon as she asked the question.Her palms were filled with sweat, and her heart was hammering rapidly in her chest.“If you don’t want to answer the question now…”“I’m not.”Suddenly, a voice came over from the bed. It was not the cold and mechanical voice of the phone but the deep and magnetic voice of a man.Kyran continued. “I’m not mute.”His voice was raspy due to his condition. Even though Deirdre felt surprised at his answer, she was relieved at the same time.It was because his voice was totally different from that of Brendan.“If you’re not mute, then why didn’t you tell me about it? Why do you always use your phone when you’re talking to me?” Deirdre frowned and bombarded him with many questions. “What are you scared of?”Kyran looked at her and placed his finger on his neck. He had prepared in advance for a situation like this. There was a thing that looked like a button on his neck.“Listen to me, Deirdre. I’ve never told you before that I

“Yes.” Kyran got out of his bed. Even though he was still experiencing dizziness from time to time, he steadied himself and walked toward the living room.While Mrs. Cox was heading to the kitchen, she said, “I just made chicken soup, but you need to bear with it as my cooking skills aren’t as good as Deirdre’s. I don’t have her magical hands that can turn even something like Brussels sprouts into the tastiest dish in the world.”The light in Kyran’s eyes dimmed for a moment as he said, “Okay.”“I heard she has been honing her cooking skills daily because of you. Is that true?”Kyran was stunned, and Deirdre hastily turned around to look at Kyran when she heard what Mrs. Cox said. She couldn’t see Kyran’s expression right now, so she didn't know if Kyran would care about her past or not.After all, she had lived a long part of her life for another man.“Mrs. Cox—”When she tried to explain to Mrs. Cox, Kyran chimed in and interrupted her calmly. “Yeah. She has been trying to imp

‘I like you, and it has nothing to do with your previous marriage.’Deirdre’s eyes widened, and she had the urge to cry when she heard what Kyran said.Kyran collected her hair with his fingers and continued. “So, don’t worry about it. Don’t ever think you’re doing a bad thing because you’ve been hiding it from me. Everyone has secrets they don’t want to tell anyone, including me.”“Including you?” Deirdre looked at him.“Yeah.” Kyran gazed into her eyes fixedly and continued. “I have my secrets too.” Deirdre chuckled and was relaxed. “Are you referring to not telling me about the fact that you weren't mute?”Kyran fell silent for a moment and said, “Yeah.”“That’s normal. In that situation, even I would choose not to tell the truth. Besides, you’ve been looking for a chance to tell me about it. You weren’t planning to keep me in the dark forever.”“Then you didn’t plan to keep me in the dark forever, either, right? You’re confessing to me now.”Deirdre felt as if the fog in