Ethan reached out to touch her forehead, but she dodged his move. "Mr. Miller, please don't cross the line."

"I just wanted to know if you're still running a fever," he explained.

To that, she flashed a caustic smile. "Don't you think you're quite ridiculous? You were the one who tied me up under the cold shower. You're not a three-year-old—you knew the consequences, so why did you act like you cared after I caught a fever?"

"I didn't know you were weak. And I didn't know you'd be in critica