Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 904

Dylan had no memory of getting out of the car.

It wasn't until the vehicle sped away and the roaring engine faded into the rain that he finally snapped back to reality.

His hand was tightly gripping the umbrella Noreen had shoved at him.

Her final words echoed in the storm alongside him.

He let out a silent, self-deprecating laugh.

His eyes were hollow with absolute defeat.

He stood there in the pouring rain for a long, long time.

...

Noreen rushed Seth straight to the emergency room.

When the nurse took his temperature, she gasped.

"103.1 degrees!"

For an adult, a fever that high brought severe, agonizing symptoms.

It meant splitting migraines and full-body muscle aches.

She had no idea how he had managed to drive himself there.

Thankfully, he hadn't crashed.

After the nurse gave him a fever reducer and hooked up an IV drip, Noreen's racing heart finally started to settle.

Throughout the entire ordeal, Seth refused to let go of her hand.

His grip was tight, desperate.

It hurt, but Noreen didn't complain, simply letting him hold onto her.

Using her free hand, she grabbed some tissues to wipe the rainwater off his face.

Seth's cheeks were flushed from the fever, but his eyes were bright.

He kept staring at her.

"Go to sleep. You'll feel better when you wake up," Noreen coaxed softly.

But Seth refused to close his eyes.

He was terrified this was all a hallucination.

He didn't want to wake up.

He was afraid that the moment he blinked, the dream would shatter.

So he fought his exhaustion.

Sighing, Noreen gave him her word. "I'm not leaving. But you need to rest."

Seth double-checked, then triple-checked, until he was finally convinced she wasn't lying. Only then did his heavy eyelids flutter shut.

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