<b>Chapter </b>101
Jeshua <b>had </b>always been indifferent to physical desires, ne
i strong longrig for any woman. But Charmaine w
That merning, he woke up before dawn, In his dream, he’d been utterly unrestrained, and after he woke up, his body was still burning. The feeding. refusing to subside anytime soon.
Shermaine
He was consumed by a burning desire for her, so intense that even taking a cold shower couldn’t bring him any peace. And all it took was a single glimpse of her legs.
That alone made one thing clear he must have been attracted to Shermaine for a long time, though he’d never realized what those feelings truly meant, having never experienced love belote
No wonder a proud main like him would willingly follow her instructions, take off her shoes for her, and even drink her yogurt. Outwardly, he might pretend to resist, but deep down, he simply couldn’t say no to her.
Now, seeing Shermaine chat with Henry <b>and </bpletely ignore him, he felt a surge of jealousy. All he wanted was to pull her back to his side and be only one reflected in her eyes.
Joshua gripped his wine ss, his eyes behind the sses <b>sharp </b>and predatory–<b>like </b><b>a </b>beast awakened, locking onto its prey.
“Shermaine is mine, he thought fiercely.
His heart hammered wildly in <b>his </b>chest.
Joshua set down his <b>ss </b>and seized Shermaine’s hand firmly
Shermaine instinctively turned her <b>head</b>.
In the dead of winter, her fingers were icy <b>cold</b>, but his burned with heat.
Drinking in winter is one
is one of life’s little pleasures. It could warm you right up
Shermaine looked at him, her eyes narrowing sightly. “What are you doing?”
Joshua’s gaze burned subtly as he <b>said </b>calmly, “I’m not feeling well. Could you c
Henry was shocked. ‘What kind of shady move is that? I can’t even figure it out
Not feeling well?
That was weird.
In her eyes, Joshua was thest person who’d ever get sick.
Shermaine asked, “What’s wrong?”
check on me<b>?</b>”
Joshua pressed her hand firmly against his chest and murmured in a low voice, Tm feeling a bit lightheaded.”
“she just drunk? Shermaine wondered.
But as her hand rested on his firm chest, she realized his heart was beating way too fast. That was absolutely abnormal<b>, </b>and his heart, at only grew
more intense
She took his pulse, but it was steady, showing no signs <b>of </b>any physical problem. Still, his racing heartbeat couldn’t be exined by alcohol alone.
For the first time in her carent, Shermaine encountered a condition she couldn’t diagnose.
Shermaine asked, “Are you feeling very dizzy?
“Yeah,” Joshua murmured.
“Your heart is beating abnormallyst, Shermaine said, her beows furrowed. “Should take out the hospital
Joshua fell silent. A checkup would show nothing because he was perfectly healthy, Sull keeping up the act, he asked, “You can’t diagnose in
ong with your body—
Shermaine said methodically, “For brain or organ <b>issues</b>, proper medical tests are the most reliable way to find out what’s really wrong with so I can <b>urately </b>diagnose and treat you.”
Joshua nodded, gradually calming his racing heartbeat under his own control. He let out a breath and murmured, “Seems I’m fine now.”
“I can tell” His heartbeat was gradually stabilizing. Shermaine asked, “Still dizzy?”
Joshua gave a slight nod. “Yeah, a bit,” he said softly.
Shermaine finally rxed. But still, she reminded him, “You <b>should </b>get a full check–up tomorrow, just to be safe”
Joshua smiled gently, “Alright, I’ll do as you say.”
Seeing that he was still holding a <b>ss </b>of wine, Shermaine said gently, “Better stay away from this.” She wasn’t sure what was wrong with his health, so until they figured it out, it was best for him to avoid alcoholpletely
Joshua hummed in agreement and set down his wine <b>ss</b>. Still holding onto Shermaine’s hand, he murmured, “Why are your hands so cold?”
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