Chapter 599

Not long after they set out, Ophelia spotted a pond. Her eyes lit up with relief. She quickly helped Kian lean against a nearby tree.

Tearing a strip from the hem of her skirt, she soaked it in the pond and began wiping down his overheated body. Her voice trembled as she murmured, “Kian, hang in there. When we get back… when we get back, I’ll agree to whatever you want.”

She thought Kian was unconscious and couldn’t hear her.

But suddenly, Kian reached out and grabbed her hand tightly. His burning gaze locked onto hers. “Did you mean that?”

Ophelia jumped in surprise. If his skin weren’t still burning up, she would’ve thought he was faking the fever.

Flushed, she muttered, “I didn’t say anything. Let go.”