"No." Sydney hurriedly waved her hand before Julien came over to her. "No, I'm not a cripple. Why do I need you to pick me up?" As she said, she started to put on her shoes.
Julien stood beside her and raised his eyebrows. "Are you sure?"
"I'm sure." She nodded as she put on her slippers.
Julien snickered, "Fine then! Let me see if you can walk on your own."
A little confused, Sydney sensed a hint of mockery in his tone.
She looked up at him, but she didn't notice anything strange. She shook her head again, albeit a little dizzy, "Why can't I walk on my own? Surely, I can."
Then she jerked to her feet.
However, her legs instantly went weak when she stood up. She lunged forward.
Sydney was terrified and her face turned pale. She let out a shriek.
Julien calmly took a step forward and caught her in his arms.
Sydney fell into his arms. Smelling the minty scent on his body and feeling the warmth of his arms, she was relieved.
'Luckily, I didn't fall to the ground. Otherwise, my teeth could have been broken.'
"Are you alright?" Julien carried her to the bed.
Sydney seated herself on the bed. She answered confusedly, "I'm fine."
"Now do you understand why I wanted to carry you to the bathroom?" Standing in front of her with his arms crossed on his chest, Julien asked her with a teasing smile.
Sydney asked with a blushed face, "You knew I would fall?"
Julien didn't say anything. He knew how passionate he had been last night.
He remembered that last night Sydney was like a desperate kitten and left a lot of scratches on his body.
And he knew Sydney might not be able to walk on her own the next morning, so he was ready to take care of her.
However, Sydney refused his help and believed she could walk on her own.
'See? I warned you.'
Looking at the stubborn look on Sydney's face, Julien had a wry smile, "Now do you need me to carry you to the bathroom?"
Sydney didn't say anything. After a few seconds, she opened her arms and reluctantly said, "Yeah."
'All right! Let him carry me to the bathroom. Why don't I use his help since he offers?'
Looking at Sydney's face with an air of nonchalance, Julien picked her up and headed for the bathroom, a doting look in his eyes.
He knew she would be shy, so he didn't help her undress or wait for her in the bathroom. He went out after making sure she was okay.
Sydney sighed with relief after Julien went out.
She was afraid Julien would wait for her inside the bathroom. Julien could have done that.
She felt glad that Julien was out.
Sydney exhaled lightly and sat down on the toilet.
Julien was waiting for her at the bathroom door. When he heard the toilet flush, he pushed the door open.
"Are you done?" Julien asked at the door, still holding the door handle in his hand.
Sydney moved to the sink carefully. "No. I’m going to wash up."
Julien nodded, "OK. I'll wait for you."
After that, he walked over to her.
Instead of waiting outside, he stood by her side.
Sydney didn’t pay much attention to him. She was just washing up. As long as he didn't disturb her, she wouldn’t mind.
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