Thalia sat on the bed, propping her chin with both hands. She stared at the drug on the bedside table, her eyes filled with struggle and hesitation.
Should I take it or not? Should I use it or not?
She reached out to grab the drug but quickly retracted her hand and smacked herself.
What the hell are you thinking, Thalia? Have you gone crazy thinking about a man?
Although there was a voice in her head warning her that it was a bad idea, there was also a little voice shouting, “Since you like him and he likes you, why not? He won't take the first step, so you have to take the initiative. Maybe if you take this step, he won't be so shy anymore!”
Obviously, she was more convinced by the latter argument.
A smile appeared on her face.
Just as she was about to grab the drug on the table, the door suddenly opened.
Thalia quickly hid the drug behind her back.
Spencer walked in and looked at her, furrowing his eyebrows. “What's wrong?”
The woman immediately shook her head. “Nothing.”
His frigid eyes skimmed over her, and he didn't give it any thought. He instead approached her and handed her a bowl. “Eat this.”
What Thalia was eating, in her opinion, was not something that could replenish her blood but Spencer's care.
Just as she was about to reach out and take it, she suddenly remembered something and looked at him. “My hand hurts...”
“Your hand hurts? Why?” Spencer asked.
“I accidentally injured it today,” she replied.
His dark eyes scanned her as he reached out for her hand. “Let me see.”
After a moment of hesitation, Thalia extended her hand.
“Where's the injury?”
“Here.” The woman casually pointed at a spot.
Once Spencer rubbed the spot where she pointed, Thalia immediately frowned in pain and complained, “It hurts.”
The man looked at her with a gloomy expression.
“Can you feed me?” Thalia asked.
Seemingly knowing her intentions, Spencer did not expose her. Instead, he gestured for her to sit.
Thalia obediently sat on the bed and looked at the man with hopeful eyes.
Spencer walked over and sat opposite her, feeding her spoonful by spoonful.
Even as she ate like an obedient child, she never took her eyes off him.
He didn't lift his gaze for fear of seeing her overly eager glance. In truth, he was fully aware that he couldn't please her and felt guilty for failing to reciprocate her deep affection.
Suddenly, Thalia broke the silence. “Spencer.”
“Yeah?”
“When we were young, you used to feed me like this. Do you remember?” Thalia's sudden questioning caught Spencer off guard, and his hand paused mid-air.
Just as he was thinking about how to get out of the sticky situation, the woman spoke again. “You were the first person to treat me so well. No one has ever been as gentle and caring as you are when feeding me.”
The man's desire to flee gave way to curiosity. With an astonished expression on his face, he stared at her and asked, “How is that possible? What about your... parents?”
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