Chapter 10

Chen

I knocked and walked inside the hospital room, carrying a dish of porridge from a neighboring shop.

Alex’s condition on the hospital bed – wrapped in neck and back support – drew my attention. After the accident, he was knocked out for two days.

The kiss.

It’s too late. I couldn’t get it out of my head. I shook my head to clear my mind and concentrated on feeding this youngster.

I turned around to see him frowning at me, perhaps because the sound of the plastic bag woke him up.

While he snorted, I grinned.

“What brings you here?”

“The doctor advised me to look after you. I said yes since I’m a good lad.”

“Good lad, my ass.” He scoffed and rolled his eyes.

“I’ll do whatever I want because you appear to be begging for my lips,” I joked as I grabbed the bedside table for him to set the bowl on.

“What’s that?”

“I understand you’re hungry. So, I brought some steaming porridge.”

He looked at me with a raise