âNo⦠I donât believe you! Monica would never do such a thing! Youâre just trying to pit us against each other, arenât you?â Juliaâs eyes went wide, and she shook me violently while shouting in my face, âIt was you, wasnât it? You drugged Chris on purpose to divide us all!â
âI didnât! Calm down, Mrs. Lane!â My body felt like it would fall apart at any moment, and I nearly fell down due to the agonizing pain in my waist.
Smack! I felt a stinging sensation spread across my cheek.
Julia calmed down all of a sudden after slapping me and simply stood there in silence. Not wanting to get hit with another one, I held a hand to my cheek and walked toward the bed.
âEven now, youâre still defending the Martin family? Hmph⦠Iâm really disappointed with you, Mom!â Darius said coldly.
âIâ¦Iâ¦â Julia was consumed by sorrow when she saw the look of disappointment in Dariusâ eyes. She then turned around and walked out of the door without saying anything.
âMrs. Lane! Donât you want to stay here until Chris wakes up?â I called out to her at the door.
âLook after him for me!â Julia said as she turned around and stared deeply at me before leaving.
It was already afternoon by the time Christopherâs fever subsided. My body was aching all over when I woke up next to the bed, and I gave Christopher a light smack through the cover while mumbling to myself, âYou really have become a monster this timeâ¦â
âIf Iâm a monster, then youâre the one who made me one.â Christopherâs voice came from beneath the cover.
Still in a daze from waking up, I didnât realize what was going on and replied angrily, âHow can you blame it on women when you guys are the ones fooling around out there? Thatâs just shameless and irresponsible! Hmph!â
âHuh⦠Itâs not easy being so excellent, you know? Itâs not my fault Iâm always the most handsome guy around!â It wasnât until he reached his hand out of the cover and pinched me on the cheek that I realized he was awake.
I then quickly touched his forehead to check his temperature and saw that it had returned to normal. âHow are you feeling?â
âI feel weak all over, but Iâm otherwise all right. Man, I didnât think having excessive sex would feel this terrible!â Christopher struggled just to sit upright in bed and leaned against the headboard. He then winked at me as he continued, âHoney, you nearly milked me dry this time! What are you, a succubus that drains the life force of men?â
Amused by his words, I lunged forward to give him a light pinch on the neck and said, âYeah, thatâs right! Iâm a succubus, and Iâm here to punish men like you who love flirting around! Youâd better not let me catch you in bed with another woman again or Iâll have you bedridden for three days!â
Christopher snickered in response and caressed my face. âThatâs odd, I feel like Iâm kind of looking forward to it!â
âHey, thatâs not funny! Iâll probably die of a heart attack if this sort of thing happens again!â I gave him a smack on the head before fetching him a bowl of oatmeal from the kitchen.
Christopher was clearly capable of eating it by himself, but he insisted on having me feed him instead.
Shouldnât he be the one taking care of me after banging the hell out of me last night? With that in mind, I lay down beside him and demanded that he give me a massage in return. Because he was still very weak, the strength he applied to my body felt just right.
Suddenly, there was the sound of knocking from outside the door. Thinking it was Darius, I got out of bed and opened the door. âDarius, you came right on time! Chris has woken upâ¦â
âMs. Tanner, I would like to see Chris!â Monica cut me off, staring at me with tear-filled eyes.
I was so shocked by her sudden appearance that I froze on the spot.