Chapter 221 Pretending to Be Sick and Staying at Ebony's House


Lloyd thought, 'Taking off my pants?'


Lloyd froze for a moment.


Then he looked at Ebony with some dismay.


Ebony put the medical kit in the cupboard. When she turned around, she saw Lloyd staring at her intently.


Ebony realized that he may have misunderstood. Then she said, "I mean, you look tired. You can take off your pants and sleep in my bed for a while. I'll wake you up to have dinner later."


After that, Ebony picked up her phone, turned around, and started grocery shopping with the app.


Ebony picked out some nutritious ingredients. She planned to make a medicinal diet for Lloyd later to get nutrition.


At that moment, she heard a rustling sound. Then Ebony realized that Lloyd should be taking off his pants.


But she was very decent. And she didn't even peek at Lloyd!


She didn't put the phone down and turned her head until she couldn't hear the sound anymore.


However, the moment she turned around, she saw that Lloyd was not covered with a blanket. His bare legs rested on her bed sheet.


Ebony felt speechless.


Ebony frowned as she walked forward. Then she spread the blanket and threw it on Lloyd's head!


Then, Lloyd chuckled. He took the quilt off and said helplessly, "What are you doing?"


Ebony gritted her teeth as she said, "Don't catch a cold!"


After that, she stared at Lloyd for a moment and said, "Wait."


Then, Ebony went into the bathroom. Soon, she came out with a wet towel.


"Hands." She said to Lloyd.


Then Lloyd held out his hand.


Ebony wiped his hand clean and then said, "The other one."


Lloyd then reached out his other hand.


After wiping his hands clean, Ebony went back to the bathroom to wash the towel again, came back, and said to Lloyd, "Head."


Lloyd froze slightly.


Without saying a word, Ebony had come right up to him. She pressed the back of Lloyd's head with one hand. Then she slapped the towel on his face with the other and wiped his face hard!


Lloyd felt speechless!


Lloyd was dumbfounded at her rude actions. Then he pulled her hand down and whispered, "What's wrong with you?"


Then, Ebony pulled her hand back and said, "Nothing! Go to sleep. You have dark circles under your eyes. Don't let people think you're a thief!"


He was not a thief. He just hadn't slept for over sixty hours straight.


Then Lloyd let out a soft laugh. He patted the spot next to his bed and whispered, "Will you sit with me for a while?"


"No!" Ebony said with bared teeth. Then she turned around and went straight into the bathroom. And she didn't come out for a long time.


When Ebony came back, she saw that Lloyd was probably too tired that he fell back on the pillow and closed his eyes. It looked like he had fallen asleep.


"Hey."


After sighing, Ebony lightened her pace and walked toward him.


The room in her apartment was small. And the couch was right next to the bed.


Then, Ebony crept up to the couch and sat on it. She rolled her eyes. Eventually, she looked at Lloyd's face.


Lloyd was breathing evenly. His face was written with exhaustion and haggardness.


Then Ebony looked to the other side of the uniform. Her eyes lingered on the word "Owlwolf" for a long time.


Could Lloyd really be from the military?


Half an hour later, the supermarket's delivery guy brought the ingredients.


After Ebony picked up the ingredients, she quietly went into the kitchen. While she was cooking, she closed the door and was afraid of disturbing Lloyd.


Two hours later, the room was filled with the aroma of food.


When Ebony opened the kitchen door with a tray of food, she saw that Lloyd was awake.


He is leaning on the bed drowsily with his mobile phone in his hand. He was sending messages with his head down.


When he heard the door open, he looked up at her.


Then Ebony put the plate on the small round table and said, "Dinner's ready."


After saying that, she went into the kitchen to serve the soup.


After that, Ebony turned around to see Lloyd blocking the kitchen door.


He had already put on his pants. He reached out to take the bowl of soup she was holding.


Ebony flinched her hand. She frowned as she asked, "What are you doing?"


Lloyd raised an eyebrow as he said rightfully, "Carrying a bowl of soup?"


Ebony shouted in disgust, "Did I ask you to serve it? How could I possibly ask you to do that? Since you're injured, go out and sit there! Don't get in the way!"


Lloyd's eyes showed a helpless look. Then he said gently, "I'm fine."


Ebony yelled, "I don't care! I'm the doctor. Don't you dare disobey me, Lloyd, do you want to rebel?"


Seeing that she was really strict, Lloyd felt a sudden softening in his heart. Then, he responded in a gentle tone, "Alright. I was wrong, Dr. Gibson."


Then Ebony made a total of three dishes and one soup. She made two dishes and one soup with medicinal food. And the other dish was the one that she cooked for herself.


When the food was served, Ebony handed Lloyd a bowl of porridge and said, "You have to drink it all. Got it?"


After taking the bowl of porridge, Lloyd said in a soft tone, "Alright."


Ebony handed the bowl of porridge to Lloyd.


Then, she served herself a big bowl of rice!


At the same time, she pulled the stewed pork she had made for her over to her.


Then, they each ate their own dishes on the same small table.


Lloyd, sitting on the left, ate the tasteless vegetarian dish and took small sips of porridge.


And Ebony, sitting on the right, was eating the delicious stewed pork and gulping down rice!


When Lloyd finished half a bowl of porridge, he looked up and saw Ebony was already serving the third bowl of rice.


Lloyd was speechless.


After finishing dinner, Ebony got up. As she cleared the table, she said to Lloyd, "Have a rest. I'll take you home after I wash the dishes."


Lloyd paused and immediately looked at her.


By then, Ebony had already carried the dishes and entered the kitchen.


Soon, the sound of running water came from the kitchen. Lloyd pursed his lips. As he stared at Ebony's slender figure, he began to think slowly.


After quite a while, Ebony finished washing the dishes.


When she came out, she saw Lloyd leaning back on the sofa and tilting his head, rubbing his brow tiredly.


"What's wrong?" Ebony was startled and quickly walked over to him.


Lloyd said with a pale face, "I'm fine."


Then Ebony sat down next to him. She pulled his hand to her and felt his pulse.


After a short while, she said, "There's nothing wrong with you."


Then Lloyd took her fingers and said reluctantly, "Well, I'm fine."


"Don't move." Ebony sat Lloyd down.


Then she turned his face around. She touched his head and then his neck. She muttered, "Your temperature's fine. And you don't have a fever... Do you want to throw up?"


Lloyd nodded a little and said, "A little."


Ebony asked, "Do you still have a headache?"


Lloyd muttered a response.


Ebony asked, "Are you dizzy? Do you feel dizzy?"


Lloyd thought about it and then said, "A little."


"Alright. I see." After a moment of silence, Ebony said, "Well, rest a little longer. Don't rush back yet."


Lloyd looked at her slowly with his dark eyes and said in a vulnerable tone, "Thank you."


Ebony said kindly, "It's okay. Get some rest first. I'll go get you a glass of water."


She stood up, grabbed her phone, and went into the kitchen.


A few seconds later, Lloyd's phone rang.


He took it and looked at the caller ID. Then he answered the phone and said, "Father."


On the other side of the phone, his father's voice came abruptly. He cursed, "Lloyd, are you pretending to be sick and staying at Ebony's house? Yuck! Your acting skills are poor. She saw it right through you! You're so stupid! You're a loser! You're a disgrace! Get your ass back here!"


Lloyd felt speechless.


Then he put the phone down lightly and looked up at Ebony, who was pouring water in the kitchen.


He didn't realize that she had learned to report to his father privately before he married her.