Love Is a Sweet Addiction

When Terence calmed down, Esther looked at him with a bitter smile. “Terence, look who I am. I am your wife. Do you really want to bite me again?”

“Wife…” Terence muttered and eyed Esther skeptically. “Shirly? You’re Shirly?”

Shirly… Hearing this name, Esther felt distressed, feeling worse than being bitten by Terence…

Esther really didn’t expect Terence to call Shirly’s name when he was sick.All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

And Esther also didn’t expect that Shirly would be the one to calm Terence down when he was suffering.

“Shirly … you’re back…” Terence muttered as the pained look on his face faded and loosened his grip on Esther’s neck.

Disappointed as Esther was, she wouldn’t mind pretending to be Shirly to calm Terence down.

Esther remembered that when she first met Terence, he got sick, also called Shirly’s name, and asked if Shirly was back.

“Yeah, I am back. Terence … I am back…” Esther closed her eyes in frustration, tears rolling down from her eyes.

“I’m sorry… I didn’t mean to forget you. I always forget my memories… So don’t be away too long. Otherwise … I won’t remember you at all.” Terence stared at Esther with a bitter smile in the darkness of the night…

“I won’t leave you… Be good and I won’t leave.”

“I will be good. I will…” Terence suddenly lowered his head and kissed Esther so hard on the lips.

Esther’s mind went blank for a moment and her heart ached.

It really hurt for Esther to pretend to be the woman who Terence was into…

After a long time, perhaps because of the sedative, Terence finally quieted down and drifted off to sleep.

Esther, who was by his side, finally heaved a sigh of relief and gingerly wrenched herself out of him.

After that, Esther felt almost exhausted and her injured hand was numb with pain…

Esther stood in front of the bed and examined Terence as he slept. After pulling the quilt over him, Esther turned around and walked out of the bedroom. Then she began to treat the wound on her wrist on the sofa in the living room.

Because Terence bit very hard, the wound on Esther’s hand was deep and looked mangled.

Esther swallowed the pain and cleaned the wound with disinfectant before wrapping it with gauze.

After dealing with the wound, Esther did not go back to the study to sleep. After all, it was the first time that Esther dealt with Terence when he got sick, and she was worried that something would be wrong with him again.

After sitting on the sofa for a few moments, Esther picked up the phone beside her and dialed a number.

It took a while before Ross said impatiently and groggily on the phone, “Who is it? It’s the middle of the night…”

“It’s me, Esther,” Esther said apologetically.

“Esther? Why are you calling me at this hour of the night?” Hearing Esther’s voice, Ross became fully awake and immediately asked, “Is Terence sick?”

“Yeah, but he has fallen asleep.”

“What happened? Why did he get sick?” Ross asked.

“Probably… It’s because Terence forgot to take his medicine and got caught in the rain tonight.”

“He forgot his medicine and got caught in the rain? Was Terence trying to make himself and us suffer?” Ross said angrily. When Ross realized that he overreacted, he asked, “Did Terence hurt you? Did he hurt himself?”

“No, we are fine.” Esther felt ashamed because Terence forgot to take medicine and caught a cold in the rain because of her.

Ross did not believe it. “How is that possible? When Terence gets sick, three men can’t handle him, let alone you.”

To save Ross from worrying, Esther insisted. “We’re really fine.”

With that, Esther immediately added. “Dr. Ross, I’m calling to find out what I should do next. I heard that Terence has to require a blood transfusion every time he gets sick. Is that true?”

“Yes, but…” Ross smiled helplessly. “Medical care is limited in Proley. Esther, there is no one else who can give Terence type P blood. No hospital in the country would have that type of blood, let alone Proley. Do you think Terence will accept your blood?”

“Where do you get all the blood for Terence?”

“The Gibsons are rich. They collect type P blood at a super high price and store it in the hospital’s blood bank in case Terence needs it,” Ross said.

Esther thought to herself for a moment before saying, “Dr. Ross, it’s bugging me. Master Gibson knows well that Terence can’t live without a big hospital, type P blood, and you as his doctor. But why did he send Terence to Proley alone?”

That perplexed Esther when she peered into Terence’s sleeping face. Did Clark not care about Terence’s health? Was he not worried that something would be wrong with Terence in Proley?

Dr. Ross was silent for a minute before saying, “I don’t know the details, but it is true that Master Gibson doesn’t want me to go with him.”

“Why?” Esther was surprised that Clark did not allow Ross to go with Terence.

“Because…” Ross muttered to himself and said helplessly, “Maybe only Terence and Master Gibson know why.”

Did Terence know why? But he never told Esther!

Did Terence not want to tell Esther or was there something else?

“Esther, don’t worry. Not having a blood transfusion once or twice would do Terence little harm, and he would only be weak for a few days at most.” Ross comforted her.

“So do you mean that Terence’s life will be in danger if he goes a long time without a blood transfusion?”

“Yeah… That’s kind of true. But it also depends on Terence’s physical abilities. Terence has been in good health in recent years, so just rest easy.”

Esther smiled bitterly in her heart. Ross tried to reassure her, but how could she be at ease in such a case?

Ross paused for a minute before saying, “I will go to Proley tomorrow morning to see how Terence’s doing. Esther, you should really get some rest.”

“Alright, thank you, Dr. Ross. I am sorry to disturb your sleep.”

“Don’t say that. If something happens to Terence, I will feel bad.” Ross sighed. “I hope he’s doing well.”

After hanging up, Esther sat on the sofa, thinking about what Ross just said.

At dawn, Esther was finally so tired that she fell asleep on the sofa.