Chapter 137

“I feel… better than I did yesterday,” Danika told him truthfully. Whatever Baski had been giving her, it was working.

He nodded once and turned to leave.

Her bladder pressured her even more. She moved to get up from the bed, wincing when her body protested.

He turned to her and scowled when he realized she was trying to get up from the bed. “What are you doing?”

The deep command of the calm question halted her, and she glanced at him warily. “I w-want to use the bathroom…”

His scowl went blacker. “No one is here with you? Baski should be here. Or your former personal maid.”

“They were here w-with me all day. Madam Baski might h-have left for a little… while to put… Remeta to sleep…” Danika rushed defensively so that he wouldn’t get angry at them.

He made no move, but she noticed some of the tension left his body. He was still frowning as he watched her struggle to get up from the bed.

Finally, he moved, and she expected he wo