Mr. CEO's Substitute Bride-Chapter 872 - 868: The Man Pretending to Be Sick

"...It hurts..." A low curse slipped out, this time, it was a pain that couldn’t be released.

Felix Shaw’s life had never been this suffocating. The woman was right in front of him, yet he couldn’t have his way; he had to endure it.

"Felix, should I take you to the hospital?" Seeing Felix Shaw’s forehead covered with fine beads of sweat, Mia Foster became more worried.

"Hiss... No need," Felix Shaw frowned, letting out a hissing sound, looking very much in pain. Seeing that Mia Foster believed him, he took the opportunity to make an excessive request, "A bit cold, lie down here and hold me..."

"Okay, okay..." Mia Foster hurriedly agreed, lifting the thin blanket and lying down beside him. Felix Shaw also turned over, leaving his back to Mia Foster. He didn’t dare to face her; if she discovered that part of him was already awake, what would happen then?

"Is this better?" Mia Foster hugged Felix Shaw from behind, too worried to notice the details. Where Mia Foster couldn’t see, Felix Shaw’s lips curled into a victorious smile. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Once, he wasn’t a man who knew patience. Women, in his eyes, were just tools for him to vent. But now he suddenly realized that lying with the woman he liked, even doing nothing, was a very happy thing.

Under the thin blanket, Felix Shaw grasped Mia Foster’s hand and placed it over his chest, letting her feel his strong heartbeat. The sense of a peaceful life was so peculiar. Suddenly he recalled the man from last night, and Felix Shaw pretended to speak casually.

"Mia, I had a dream last night,"

"What did you dream about?" Instinctively, Mia Foster asked.

"I dreamed... a Western man was pursuing you..."

Originally worried, Mia Foster was amused by Felix Shaw’s dream, "Isn’t that normal? For a woman my age, if no one pursued me, that would be my sadness."

"Mia Foster!" Felix Shaw suddenly turned around, looking at Mia Foster with an accusatory expression, "You promised me, you’d give me a chance to pursue you again!"

"Yes," looking innocently at Felix Shaw, Mia Foster was quite nonchalant, "I promised you, but I never said other men couldn’t pursue me. Having more men pursue me gives me some comparison, to see who’s truly sincere and who’s better suited for me."

"Mia Foster, you’ve changed for the worse," Felix Shaw protested in dissatisfaction, "In the past, your eyes and heart were only for me. Those mediocre ones couldn’t even catch your eye!"

"You do realize that was in the past?" Mia Foster scoffed, curling her lips disdainfully.

Mentioning the past, Felix Shaw felt guilty, immediately softening his tone, cuddling Mia Foster to play coy, "Mia, promise me, during this time you’re testing me, don’t date other men. No holding hands, no kissing, and especially no..."

"Especially no what?" Mia Foster raised an eyebrow, looking at Felix Shaw, her naturally strong character now more sharp with her short hair.

Licking his lips, Felix Shaw murmured, "No getting in bed with other men because... I’d be jealous,"

"Do you think everyone is like you!"

Mia Foster once again sneered, Felix Shaw felt a joy in his heart, his eyes gleaming with happiness, "Mia, did you agree?"

"Of course not." Mia Foster haughtily looked away, her eyes flickered slightly, Felix Shaw frowned and let out another hiss, Mia Foster immediately showed a worried face, "What is it? Does it hurt again?"