NovelEnglishChapter 153
The doctor had said that her spine was misaligned. After a minor surgery to correct it, her back was now
immobilized in a brace, and she was unable to move her upper body.
She tried to shift slightly to ease the soreness in her lower back, turning her gaze towards the door just as Brian
cin, carrying a food tray in his hand.
Their eyes met for a moment before Natalie looked away, shifting her body to the other side.
Brian glanced at her turned back, walked over to the bed, and sat down. He pulled up the small overbed table
and began to unpack the food tray, laying out its contents.
Natalie had barely eaten anything that morning, and the scent of the food caused her stomach to audibly protest
from hunger. Yet, driven by pride, she chose to ignore it and closed her eyes, feigning indifference.
Brian got a bowl of oatmeal and picked up a few pieces of the light vegan dishes she used to enjoy. He sat on the
other side of the bed. With a cranking motion, he raised the head of the hospital bed a bit and propped a pillow
under Natalie's shoulders.
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Forced to sit up, Natalie frowned and said in a low voice, “I don’t want to eat.”
As if he hadn't heard her, Brian blew on a spoonful of oatmeal and brought it to her lips.
Natalie pursed her lips, unmoved.
Brian took a deep breath to calm himself, set the bowl back on the table, and took the spoonful into his mouth.
Before Natalie could react, he pinched her cheek and frowned as he leaned down.
“Mmph...” With her torso fixed in a brace, Natalie couldn't struggle and her mouth was easily pried open, the
warm oatmeal slipping inside.
Her face flushed in an instant to evade his firm grip, but Brian effectively blocked her mouth, pressing his lips
against hers, and forcing her to swallow the oatmeal.
The feeding struggles over a single spoonful of oatmeal lasted several minutes, leaving her lips swollen.
“You're shameless!” she exclaimed angrily the moment Brian let go.
Brian was used to her insults. Without expression, he picked up the bowl again, scooping another spoonful to her
swollen lips.
“Your choice. Eat quietly by yourself, or letfeed you,” he murmured, his gaze locked onto her shimmering,
swollen lips.
His intense look held her in place. After a few seconds of locked eyes, Natalie begrudgingly opened her mouth in
submission.
After most of the bowl of oatmeal was finished, Brian asked, “Are you full?”
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“Yes,” Natalie responded with a frown.
Brian turned away, fetched another bowl of oatmeal, and began to eat with the utensils Natalie had used,
unhurriedly and in silence.
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Natalie watched him, saying nothing.
Brian was a stickler for cleanliness and would never touch anything someone else had used, especially not
eating utensils. This was the second the was eating something she had touched.
Brian had been raised in the Morales family with impeccable eating habits, consuming his food quietly and
swiftly. In no time, he finished, got up, cleaned up, and handed everything to Reid who was waiting outside the
door.
Natalie thought he was leaving, but instead, he took a laptop Reid handed him and settled down on the nearby
couch, starting a video conference.
It seemed to be a simple briefing with a subordinate-as Brian listened with his headset on. Natalie lay in bed.
Although neither spoke, she felt incredibly uncomfortable.
After a few minutes, Reid tapped on the door and brought in two paper bags, placing them by the door.
Natalie glanced at the bags, which contained clean clothes for changing, sfor her, and sfor Brian.
She frowned involuntarily, shifting her gaze to Brian. Was he planning to spend the night in the hospital?
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