Howard Geoffrey finally noticed Rebecca Quentin’s unusual behavior... In the past, no matter how much she resisted, he could at least see her helpless indulgence. But at this moment, seeing her with her eyes closed, seemingly feeling nothing, he finally suppressed the urge to part her legs, raised his head, and hoarsely called, "Becca..." Thinking about the intimacy Howard once shared with Alice Robinson, Rebecca Quentin’s face gradually turned pale. When she heard Howard calling her, it took her several seconds before she slowly opened her eyes, meeting Howard’s intense gaze. Howard saw a hint of sadness in Rebecca’s eyes and couldn’t help but ask, "What’s wrong, babe?" Rebecca said nothing, just gently shook her head. It was this silence from Rebecca that pulled Howard out of the whirlpool of desire in an instant. He kissed Rebecca’s lips and softly apologized, "I’m sorry, I always fail to take your feelings into consideration." Saying this, Howard intended to withdraw from her body. Unexpectedly, Rebecca stretched out her hand at that moment, wrapped it around his neck, and pulled him back down. Howard, surprised and delighted, whispered, "Becca..." Rebecca gazed at Howard’s handsome face and softly said, "If you really want to... then continue!" He was an exceptionally astute person. If she showed even a slight flaw, he might detect it, so even if she didn’t want to, she had to force herself to accommodate him. Howard looked deeply at Rebecca’s slightly pale face and abruptly chuckled softly, "Babe, I thought you didn’t want to at all..." Hearing Howard say this, a flush of red instantly crept over Rebecca’s face. Turning her face away, she playfully protested, "You’re so annoying, I only said that because you seemed so—tired. It’s not like I wanted it." Howard curved his lips into a smile, "Your reaction just now almost made me feel like I was a rapist..." Rebecca couldn’t help but turn her head, "You originally were..." The words Rebecca wanted to blurt out were immediately swallowed as she saw Howard leisurely observing her with a sly look. In this way, he clearly wanted to provoke her, and then when she shouted about his despicable deeds, he would confirm the accusation... "Why did you stop talking?" Rebecca turned her head away again, pouting, "I can’t outtalk you." Howard’s smile widened, suddenly pecking Rebecca’s lips lightly, and got up. Realizing the weight of his body had lessened, Rebecca had just turned her face when her naked body was already covered by Howard’s suit jacket. Howard was at this moment putting on his pants... Rebecca’s gaze fell on Howard as he put on his pants, and her eyes involuntarily drifted downwards. Seeing the obvious bulge even through the fabric, her cheeks instantly flushed red, and she clutched his suit tightly, softly asking, "Are you... are you okay?" Howard turned to look at Rebecca, his voice with a clear restraint, hoarsely saying, "Babe, it’s best not to talk about this now." Rebecca’s face turned even redder. Howard then walked into the bathroom. After Howard left for work in the morning, Rebecca played on the bed with the waking Andrew. Andrew was in the best spirits in the morning and could often be easily coaxed into giggles... But this morning, Andrew was not in good spirits. No matter how she coaxed him, even when he laughed, it was with great reluctance... Rebecca sensed something was wrong, fearing Andrew might be unwell. After feeling his forehead and thinking it felt a bit warm, she took his temperature, and sure enough, the thermometer showed his temperature was at 38.2 degrees... Rebecca immediately became anxious, thinking about how it might be troublesome to go to the hospital alone, having to take a taxi and line up at the hospital, which might make his fever worse. So Rebecca made a call to Howard. Unexpectedly, Howard’s phone rang in the room... Rebecca then realized Howard had forgotten to take his phone when he left tonight. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ɴovelfire.net Rebecca then tried calling Jason Wood, but his phone was unreachable, so she ended up having to use his phone to call his secretary, Lisa Cecily, but no one answered either. Thinking that Howard might currently be in a meeting with his subordinates, Rebecca decided to go to the hospital herself and call Howard once she got there.