บท 442: Recklessly

The first to snap out of it was Gideon. He was about to rise when Vera suddenly lunged forward and clung onto him. Her large eyes twinkled as they were still moistened from her earlier thoughts. 

But that look in her eyes only made Gideon freeze for a moment. He placed his palm over her forehead and when he felt that her temperature was no longer burning like the previous day, he sighed in relief. Somehow, he could not believe it. He was certain that his sly little sister-in-law was making a fool out of him. Or perhaps she was just joking around with him. Yet her suggestion had actually worked? What kind of sorcery was this? 

Gideon then placed his hand over hers that was clinging onto him. "Let go now," he said but Vera did not loosen her grip on him.