Upon returning to the ward, Grace found that Devin was awake and attempting to get out of bed.


    Seeing that, she strode over, put down the kettle, and pressed him back onto the bed.


    "Didn''t you promise me you''d rest? Why are you getting up again?"


    Devin looked a bit better, but his voice was still a bit hoarse.


    "You''ve been away for too long, and I miss you.”


    Grace nced at her watch and saw that she had only been out for less than ten minutes.


    Noticing the fleeting emotion in his eyes, she couldn''t help but press the space between her eyebrows.


    "You often say I lie to you, but actually, you''re the best liar. I don''t think you missed me. You just want to keep an eye on me, don''t you?"


    Devin covered his mouth and coughed, feigning a look of deep grievance.


    "I''m just worried


    about you. With all themotion outside, if I don''t go check, wouldn''t I be failing my duty as a husband?"


    Grace knew that he genuinely


    cared about her. Therefore, she gently held his hand and recounted to


    him what had just happened.


    "I ran into Antonio while going out to refill the kettle. He asked me to divorce you, but I refused, and he got so angry that he even tripped. To annoy him, I even called him disgusting." When Devin heard that, a faint smile appeared on his pale face.


    "Well said. He is indeed quite disgusting."


    Grace felt his forehead with the back of her hand. Seeing his light smile, she couldn''t resist teasing him.


    "I didn''t know the legendary Mr. Hudson, known for his spotless reputation, would also speak ill of others?"


    Noticing her snicker, Devin gently pulled her into his arms.


    "I''m also a mortal with emotions and desires, so of course I would speak ill of others and do bad things."


    "Bad things? What kind of bad things?"


    Her puzzled expression was


    and Devin could no longer resist. He slightly lowered shead


    and kissed her on the lin


    Grace''s face instantly turned extremely red. She raised


    her hand and pinched his waist.


    Mean he said in a shy tone,


    "How could you kiss me while in a cold? If I get infected, I''ll hold you ountable."


    ét


    A light kiss was far from enough to quench his thirst. Hearing her


    coquettish tone, Devin became


    bolder and directly cupped the back of her head.


    The distance between them got closer and closer.


    Devin''s hot breath pressed against Grace''s


    ear as he said in a deep voice, "Really? Then let''s have a serious kiss."


    Looking into those tender eyes so close, Grace


    swallowed the words of refusal that were on the tip of her tongue.


    She turned her head and saw no one outside the ward, then closed her eyes.


    "Okay, but you must never say that I lie to..."


    Before she could finish speaking, a pair of soft lips covered hers and swallowed the rest of her words.


    Their lips were entwined, and an atmosphere of intimacy filled the room.


    Grace embraced him back, and her tense body slowly rxed, melting into his burning chest.


    She couldn''t hear or see anything except for the pounding of her heart.


    The kisssted so long that she began to feel lightheaded fromck of oxygen.


    Her mind wentpletely nk, and she could hardly distinguish who or where she was.


    The only thing she could be sure of was that she liked this kiss.


    And, she also liked the man who was kissing her.