After a whole day of visiting the Rhine River, Valeria did not feel tired, and her high spirits still remained on the way back.
For dinner, they had sausages and pork hands, spiced beef, braised pork ribs with pickled vegetables, grains and bread, as well as potatoes. Valeria had eaten the same food consecutively for a few days, so it didn’t excite her anymore. After eating some potatoes and a piece of bread, she put down her chopsticks.
William tilted his head and looked at her, “No appetite?”
“No, I’ve been having the same food for three days! Now I really crave for Asian food.”
“I also want to eat Asian food!” Abbie also chimed in.
William smiled helplessly, “If you didn’t like it, why didn’t you tell me earlier? How about eating some Turkish barbeque later?”
“Sure, I have no problem with that.” Valeria agreed.
Abbie also agreed. On their table, Richard and Braelynn were silent. Ever since Richard fell into the river, he acted like a different person.
He didn’t speak much and had a lifeless expression. After eating a piece of sausage and half a piece of bread, he set down his chopsticks. Abbie looked at him and asked, “Bro, do you not have an appetite either? If you don’t, then don’t force yourself to eat anymore. Let’s eat barbecue later.”
Richard shook his head and said, “I have a headache, so I won’t accompany you guys any longer. I need to go back and have a rest!”
“Headache? Don’t tell me you caught a cold from falling into the sea? Do you want to see a doctor?”
“No, I won’t die!” Richard then got up and left.
As soon as he left, Michael became active and immediately went to Abbie’s side to talk to her. Valeria rolled her eyes at Michael and said, “Look at him! He was so well-behaved when Richard was around. Now that he’s gone, he shows his true colors. I really want to call Richard to come back and see Michael’s reaction.”
“Alright, stop messing around. Let’s go somewhere else.”
They went to the Turkish barbecue restaurant. While Valeria and Abbie ate happily, Braelynn seemed to have something on her mind.
When William saw that she was not eating much, he immediately asked her, “Braelynn, why aren’t you eating? You don’t look too well, are you feeling ill?”
“A little.” Braelynn admitted immediately.
When Valeria and Abbie heard Braelynn say that she felt ill, they stopped eating and asked, “Braelynn, what’s wrong with you? Is it serious?”
“I’m okay. Maybe I have a headache because of the wind on the yacht today.”
“Is that so?” William’s lips faintly curled into a smile, “Do you want me to take you to see a doctor?”
“Yes, you should take her to a doctor.” Valeria agreed.
“No, I just feel a little uncomfortable. I think I will feel much better if I lay down to rest for a bit.”
“You really don’t need me to take you to a doctor?” William asked.
“There’s really no need! Take good care of Valeria. I’ll go back first.”
William did not stop Braelynn as he watched her leave and shook his head. What headache was she talking about? She must be worried about Richard.
Braelynn was so fierce towards Richard, but she had a soft spot for him in her heart. She must have felt extremely guilty after Richard said that he was uncomfortable since she was the reason why he fell into the water.
Richard was also a bad guy for pretending to be sick in order for Braelynn to take the bait. William was now in a dilemma since he didn’t know if he should side with his cousin or his best friend.
Forget it, let nature take its course. He knew Richard very well. Although he appeared to be dissolute, he was just as innocent as him.
Richard really liked Braelynn, and Braelynn was not completely against him either. it would be a good thing if the two of them were fated to be together.
Braelynn left the restaurant and went back to the hotel. When she reached the door of the hotel, she saw Richard’s bodyguard coming out in a hurry. Seeing her, he stopped and greeted her, “Hello, Miss Saunders!”
“Where are you going?”
“Mr. Clark has a fever, so I’m going to buy some medicine.”
Hearing this, she felt a little anxious, “You should send him to the doctor if he has a fever. It’s not necessarily effective to buy him medicine without going to a doctor.”
“Well, I told Mr. Clark the same thing, but he didn’t listen and forced me to buy medicine.” The bodyguard looked at her helplessly.
“Why don’t you help me persuade him, Miss Saunders?”
“Me? I don’t think I’ll be able to.”
“Your words will definitely be more effective than mine. After all, I am just a bodyguard. Mr. Clark has been used to doing things his way and won’t listen to my suggestions at all. But you are different. Miss Saunders, please help me. I beg you!”
Braelynn nodded and said, “Okay, I’ll try!”
“Thank you! In the mean time, I’d better buy some medicine to prevent Mr. Clark from throwing a tantrum at me!”
Watching Braelynn enter the hotel, the bodyguard immediately sent a message to Richard, “Mr. Clark, Miss Saunders is going over!”
Sitting on the sofa, Richard was playing with his mobile phone out of boredom. When he saw the bodyguard’s message, he immediately wet his head with some water and quickly lay down on the bed.
Braelynn came out of the elevator and went to Richard’s room. As she was about to knock on the door, she found that the door was unlocked, so she shouted, “Richard!”
Upon hearing no response, Braelynn pushed the door open and walked in. Richard was not in the living room, so she went to his bedroom and knocked, “Richard, are you there?”
It remained silent. Braelynn paused for a moment and opened the door. Then, she saw him on the bed.
He laid there motionless with his eyes closed, and his hair looked wet.
Braelynn was shocked, so she quickly walked to the bed and reached out to push him, “Wake up! Richard, wake up!”
When her hand touched his body, she felt that he was drenched. How much did he sweat?
Braelynn was worried and reached out to help him sit up, “Wake up! Wake up! Richard, are you okay? Say something!”
Richard knew that he couldn’t pretend too much. Braelynn was not an ordinary woman, but a capable woman who controlled the company. If he continued to pretend, she would definitely find out.
Therefore, he pretended to hear her voice and opened his eyes, asking weakly, “You… why are you here?”
“Your bodyguard said that you have a fever, so I came over to check up on you. Let me take you to the doctor.”
“No! I don’t have a fever. I just want to lie down for a while.”
“How can you say that? Look at how much you have sweated! The quilt is soaked with sweat. Get up, I’ll take you to the doctor.”
“I really don’t need to go. I feel much better now.”
“No, I must take you,” Braelynn said without hesitation and reached out to help him up.
Richard did not want to see a doctor, but Braelynn did not give him the chance to refuse, so he was dragged out of bed.
This was the first time that Braelynn had taken the initiative to approach him, and her body smelled so good that it made his heart flutter.
This was a good opportunity to kiss her, so he pretended not to be able to stand properly and leaned on her shoulder with his arm on her waist.
He groaned as he was dragged out of the hotel room by Braelynn.