True Fated Marriage (Grace and Heinz)

Chapter 1558

Ernest froze. He hadn't expected Leah to ask him that.

Previously, his face was just slightly warm. But after Leah's question, he blushed as red as atomato. Right then, he was embarrassed, but he couldn't tell her the truth.

Ernest could only sigh. "It's my first time taking care of someone like this. I'm not used to it."

"You blush if you're not used to something?" Leah laughed in suspicion and disbelief.

Ernest stiffened up again, and his handsome face turned redder.

He stopped talking. The more he spoke, the deeper the hole he dug for himself.

While seriously blushing, he wiped Leah's face, then went on to her hands.

He held her slender fingers in his big hand, gently wiping them one by one.

While he was doing that, he gave his full attention to her fingers, as though he was diligently carvinga work of art.novelbin

It was Leah's turn to blush.

Ernest unwittingly looked up and saw that Leah's face had turned red too. Slightly taken aback, hesmiled and asked, "Why are you blushing too?"

"Well, no one has ever taken care of me like this either. The person wiping my face and holding myhand to wipe it is a grown man. Would I still be a woman if I didn't blush?" Leah said bluntly. "Wait, Imeant girl, not woman."

Upon hearing that, Ernest was flummoxed. He felt somewhat dizzy.

He understood the meaning behind her words.

A sense of joy rose in his heart. "Then keep blushing. I'll go fetch a new bucket of water to cleanyou up again."

"I think I'm already squeaky clean!" Leah muttered softly. "Are you a clean freak?"

Ernest shook his head. "Not really."

"I think you are. Stop denying it," she teased.

Ernest smiled. "The water is contaminated now. If there are viruses in it, it might interfere with yourrecovery. I think it's better to get another bucket of water."

Leah was stunned. She replied, "That seems to be reasonable."

"It doesn't just 'seem' reasonable. It is reasonable." Ernest got up and went to the washroom,lugging the bucket of water along with him.

Leah was experiencing inexplicably complicated feelings. She anticipated it, but she was shy at thesame time.

Out of nowhere, she covered her face. She felt a little vexed when she thought about what sheasked him. It was so idiotic.

Leah had no idea why she pestered him with her questions. She should've just let him go on.Anyway, she actually enjoyed the warm, comfy sensation of his hands on her face.

It was an addictive sort of comfort.

If only she wasn't down with a cold.

She began to understand why girls went to beauty salons for facials. Getting someone else tocleanse one's face felt so good.

After entering the bathroom, Ernest stood in front of the mirror, looking at his reflection. His facewas visibly red.

It was the first time in forever.

He actually blushed.

Ernest turned on the tap to wash his face. The hot sensation on his face faded a lot. When heglanced in the mirror again, his complexion was much better.

He then filled the bucket up with water for Leah once again.

Meanwhile, Leah was covering her face in annoyance.

After a while, Ernest came back with the bucket of clean water.

Similar to what he just did, he wiped her face and hands.

They were more serious than previously. They were both blushing somewhat, but neither of themsaid anything because of the conversation they just had.

By the time he was done, Ernest's face had reddened again.

He returned to the washroom. At the sight of his blushing face in the mirror, he took a deep breathhelplessly.

After walking out, he happened to see Leah taking off her pants.

Shocked, Ernest stopped her immediately. "Leah, what are you doing?"

"Taking off my pants. Didn't you tell me to take off my coat?" Leah turned around and looked atErnest in confusion. But when she saw Ernest looking self-conscious, she suddenly came to arealization. Hurriedly, she piped up, "Oh, I'm wearing leggings underneath. My legs aren't bareinside. You don't have to get all embarrassed

about it. I'm not a flasher!"

That flustered Ernest even more.

Not only did Ernest have no way to refute that, he even watched Leah remove her pants in front ofhim.

She was indeed wearing a pair of black leggings underneath.

Otherwise, he would have died from the embarrassment right there and then.

"Um, come support me again. I still can't walk." Leah looked at Ernest, whose expression wascolored by mixed feelings.

"Okay." Ernest went over. Holding her this time felt different from before.

She had been wearing a coat before. Now that she wasn't, it was a little awkward.

He carried Leah to her bed and covered her with a blanket.

She lay on the bed and told him dazedly, "It's almost dawn. Go home. Thank you for accompanyingme for the drip today, Ernest."

Ernest frowned. "I can't leave just like this. There's no one to take care of you. What if you comedown with a fever again?"

"If I do, I'll just call the ambulance," Leah said pitifully.

She actually wanted him to stay, but she could not say that in good conscience.

Hearing how pitiful she sounded, Ernest immediately said in a low voice, "I'll stay here tonight."

Leah's heart skipped a beat in joy. It seemed like he was worried about her.

"Ernest, you're a good person, really. I'm counting on you." Leah yawned, overcome withsleepiness. She continued, "Help yourself to the place. I'll shut my eyes first."

"I'll boil some water for you." After Ernest said that, he went into the kitchen.

About ten minutes later, he brought a glass of warm water into the room.

Leah had not fallen asleep yet. She was staring at the ceiling, deep in thought.

"Have some warm water," instructed Ernest immediately. "Do you want something to eat?"

Leah shook her head. "No, I have no appetite."

"You're sick, that's understandable." Ernest helped her up so she could drink.

Leah drank half a glass of the water and couldn't stomach anymore.

Leah handed the glass back to Ernest, which he placed on the bedside table. He helped her lieback down again and covered her with her blanket. "Do you have any medicine to take?"

"I've already taken my medicine for today. The doctor said if I still have a fever tomorrow morning,I'll have to go for another drip. If I don't, I can just continue with the medication."

"Alright. Then you should sleep first," said Ernest.

Leah was so sleepy that she couldn't keep her eyes open anymore. She had to sleep.

To be honest, she really wanted to stay awake and talk to Ernest, but her eyelids were heavy fromdrowsiness. When she closed her eyes, the corners of her lips quirked upwards, as if she wasparticularly happy.

She was glad that Ernest didn't leave.

After Leah fell asleep, Ernest got up and walked around the room. He went to the balcony to checkon the two turtles they had bought.

They seemed to have grown a little bigger.

The turtles lay on the ground lazily. He peered at them, and they stared back at him with their small,beady eyes.

Ernest couldn't suppress a laugh.

After looking at them for a while, he then looked around the balcony. The succulents had grownparticularly well, and the Echeveria derenbergii was beginning to have some colour to it.

All of the succulents were reddish in color after being under the sun. They looked extremelybeautiful.

Ernest's lips curved in a smile unwittingly. He hadn't expected Leah to have such a green thumb. Tobe able to care for plants that well showed how caring she was.

Smiling, Ernest returned to Leah's bedroom. He sat by her bed and gently touched Leah's foreheadto check her body temperature. It was normal.

It was fortunate that she was not feverish again. He let out a sigh of relief.

It was nearly four in the morning.

He lay at the edge of the bed and dozed off.

Perhaps because of all the fluid in her body from the drip, Leah woke up from the urge to use thetoilet. However, when she opened her eyes, she was met with the sight of Ernest lying on the edgeof the bed. She was blindsided and a little anxious.

He was so tired that he fell asleep there. He might catch a cold too, she thought.

Leah immediately reached out and shook him awake.

Ernest had yet to fall into a deep sleep, so he was roused right away. When he looked up and sawLeah awake, he instantly asked, "Do you feel alright?"

At his concern, Leah's heart swelled with warmth. She shook her head and said, "Go to my closetand get a new blanket, Ernest."

"Are you cold?" Ernest looked at her, concerned. At once, he reached out to touch her forehead."Are you feeling feverish again?"

"No." Leah shook her head. "Go get it first."

"What for?" Ernest asked in surprise. He thought that it was because she came down with a feveragain.

But Leah replied, "Obviously so we can share the bed."