Vulnerable

She slowly walked towards him and looked at his face in much surprise. The man definitely looked a little pale and she lightly touched his forehead and she was stunned because, he was actually burning up. As soon as Hazel touched his forehead, Ethan opened his eyes and looked at Hazel coughing a little.

“Cough! Cough. You should not be here. You will catch the flu from me.”

Hazel sat down on the chair bringing it closer to the man. “Don’t worry about me… I have strong immunity. I have taken care of my mother and my brother a lot and I’ve never fallen sick.” She smiled looking at Ethan who looked at her very carefully.

Cough! Cough! Sniff!

He lifted his head a little planting it on the pillow, constantly looking at her. This was the first time that he was not smiling while yet looking at her face.

“What happened? What are you looking at?” Hazel frowned as Ethan was yet again constantly gazing at her.

“I was just thinking that even without makeup or dressing up properly… you look so go