MIDNIGHT Bride The CEO's TEMPTATION

Savannah, seeing that he seemed to be leaving, grabbed him by the sleeve.

"Stay with me…" she whispered.

Dylan paused and softened his tone, "what you should do now is to have a good rest."

"I don't want to sleep alone... Stay with me." She looked like a wayward little girl when she was sick.

After a moment's hesitation, he took off his coat, climbed onto the bed, and put his arms around her.

He quietly accompanied her in the dark bedroom.

Savannah noticed his silence. She didn't know why, but she felt she was alienated today.

He seemed preoccupied...

Was he unhappy because Kevin sent her to the hospital today?

But if he cared, he would not have agreed to invite Kevin to their wedding.

Maybe he was just too busy with Devin's affair and the business and too tired to talk.

Or maybe because she was sick, and he wanted her to get more rest.

So long as he could accompany her quietly, she would be content and happy, and she was not afraid of any nightmare.

Savannah closed her eyes and pressed herself tightly in his warm arms.

He felt her attachment, and his body reacted to her immediately. Desire pooled in his belly.

She sensed his reaction, opened her eyes, and found his lips in the dark. She gave him a soft kiss. Not seeing him for days, she missed him so much, and she believed he did too. Even if he wanted to have her now, she wouldn't refuse.

Dylan deepened the kiss, responding to her. He pushed her against his body, but his hand didn't move on. He seemed to be suppressing his desire for her, preferring to endure the heat all over his body and the sweat on his forehead rather than go any further.

A little disappointed, Savannah raised her poor little face and stared at him with beautiful eyes.

"Dylan..." she called his name with her softest voice as her hand touched his back.

A hot flame licked up from his belly. He pinned her down, his hand shaking on her waist. Savannah was ready to welcome his assault when he suddenly raised himself.

"You've not altogether recovered yet," he said hoarsely.

Savannah felt a little embarrassed. So he didn't want sex because he was worried about her health condition?

"It's time to take medicine. I'll get you the pills and water." Dylan got out of bed and went to the door.

"Dylan," Savannah paused and said, "the medicine and water are on the bedside table. Didn't you bring them in just now?"

Dylan froze, glanced at the bedside, and then he turned back and picked up the glass.

"Oh, I have a mind like a sieve," he smiled to break the embarrassment, handing her the medicine.

Savannah didn't think much. After taking the pills, she lay down again.

Curling up in his arms, she fell asleep.

***

It was already noon when she got up the next day,

With his company, as expected, it was a night without nightmares.

She felt refreshed, and her illness was completely gone.

Garcia told her, Dylan got up early this morning and took Kaiden to the kindergarten before he went to work.

She thought he was having a hard time these days. So she decided to make some nourishing soup so he could drink it when he came back after work.

"Savannah has really grown up," Garcia laughed and joked, "you're a qualified housewife now."

But that day, the soup, cooked by Savannah for hours, became cold and then went bad, failing to get him.

After leaving Green Bay that morning, he did not return for another week.

Savannah called him, but either no one answered or the call transferred to Garwood.

And he was either at a meeting in the company or at a press conference to deal with media reports.

Seeing him so busy, Savannah did not dare to call him anymore.

A few days later, even Kaiden seemed to feel something was wrong. This evening, he came back from kindergarten and asked Savannah why daddy had not come to see them for a long time.

Savannah began to feel uneasy. She was about to call him again when the phone rang.

"Savannah." Old Sterling's voice came over the phone.

"Are you better, sir?" "Savannah asked quickly.

After Devin died, old Sterling suffered high blood pressure and stayed in the hospital for several days before he went back home. Savannah took Kaiden to visit him the day before yesterday and was relieved to see that he was well.

Now he called her all of a sudden at night. Did something go wrong again?

"I'm much better. I'm calling to ask… You didn't have a quarrel with Dylan, did you?" Old Sterling's voice was uncertain.

"No, why?" Savannah was puzzled for a second as if she didn't understand what he was driving at.

Old Sterling hesitated and said haltingly, "Devin's funeral affairs have been done a few days before. I asked Dylan about your wedding, but he said…later. I thought there was some kind of problem between you again. So I called to ask."

Savannah did not reply at once.

Now that Devin's affairs were done, why not go on with the marriage arrangements?

Why hadn't he come for days?

"Oh..." After a long silence, she forced a smile."We're fine. Perhaps he thinks it's not good to have the wedding after so much has happened."

Old Sterling nodded, "yes. Alas! Your marriage is really full of twists and turns. Something always happens before your wedding."

Savannah comforted old Sterling a few words and hung up the phone. She sat there quite still for a long time. She stared at the floor, blankly.

Garcia, seeing her uneasy expression, came over.

"Is that old Sterling? What did you say?"

Savannah told Garcia old Sterling's worries.

"The funeral's already been held?" Garcia gasped, "then why hasn't Mr. Sterling rearranged the wedding yet?"

"Perhaps he thought it improper to have a wedding so soon after the funeral," Savannah spoke for him.