Chapter 960 Loyal Dog (Part One)

"Callie?" Steven asked, trying hard to keep his voice normal.

Carla continued to feign unconsciousness. He was so amused to see her "pass out" again that he started laughing out loud. "Carla, stop pretending to be knocked out! You need to take this medicine while it's still hot. The herbs won't be effective if they've already gone cold."

When she heard his words, Carla knew that she couldn't pretend anymore. She finally opened her eyes and peered at him.

"Where's Carol?"

All she could think at the moment was, 'Where is Carol? Why is he the one here with me?'

"She's just outside. Now, don't forget what you promised me yesterday," he reminded her as he placed the bowl of medicine in front of her. He knew what was running through her mind and wanted to make sure she couldn't pretend that she couldn't recall what had happened the day before.

"Cough cough!

My throat is killing me. I need to cough out this phlegm."

Carla knew exactly what Steven was talking about. She coughed again deliberately while carefully rubbing her throat.

She was trying to figure out how to destroy her image in front of him and make him give up on her completely. Was it even possible? Oh well, it was worth trying.

Steven gently pulled out two pieces of tissue and handed them to her.

Carla took them from him and proceeded to cough loudly, making as many horrible noises as she could. She coughed so hard that she felt as though she might cough her own tonsils out.

Steven looked at her and asked, "Do you have enough tissue?"

Without waiting for her answer, he quickly passed the whole tissue box to her.

She didn't say anything but just waved her hand at him to indicate that she was fine. Then she took a good look at the bowl of medicinal herbs in front of her and couldn't stop her brows from c

could buy herself a few more days.

"Don't worry. Arthur has sent someone to take care of your mother. The only problem right now is that she can't be brought back here because of your grandmother,"

Steven reassured her, knowing that she was worried about her mother.

"For now, try not to worry about anything or anyone else. Just focus on getting better first. Their row has been going on for more than thirty years, there's no way it's going be to resolved in such a short period. So let's just take it one step at a time, okay?"

Even though Carla had just swallowed the medicine less than 5 minutes ago, she could already feel the effects kicking in. Her body was starting to feel warm and covered in a light sweat. Without saying a word, she wrapped herself in the quilt and lay down again.

Steven knew that it was time for her to get some more rest, so he picked up the bowl and left the room.

Carla had only just dozed off and was in a semiconscious state when a vibration on her wrist startled her awake.

She had nearly forgotten that the smart watch on her wrist had a telephone function. The small screen on her wrist displayed Terence's name, filling her with happiness and excitement.