The Stand-In Who Burned the Script novel Chapter 284

Chapter 284

His gaze grew darker and darker, like an endless underground river, waves crashing relentlessly, fraught with danger.

Vivian hadn’t blinked, maintaining this tense standoff for quite a while.

“Fine, I won’t bother you then.”

She sat up from his lap, though her eyes remained deeply resentful.

It was as if she were saying, ‘You just bully me because you know I like you.’

Vivian put on quite the performance. She sat cross-legged beside him, her pale face and slightly aggrieved expression making her look like a sturdy yet fragile rose weathering a storm-proud, yet delicate.

This extreme contrast inexplicably ignited a fierce protective instinct.

It was as if she was born to be proud, born to be cherished in the palm of someone’s hand.

Silas rubbed his fingers together, breathing heavily. It took him a long time to suppress the fire blazing in his chest.

His inbox was already overflowing with documents. Work reports from various branches and decisions on new project developments all required his personal approval.

By the time he finished, he heard the sound of steady breathing beside him.

He turned his head to look at the woman’s face.

Clean, so pale it was almost translucent.

Her features actually leaned towards a cold, stunningly unapproachable beauty, yet her personality was the exact opposite. She was as clingy as a siren.

Silas locked his deep gaze onto her for a long time.

The heat he had barely managed to suppress seemed to threaten a comeback.

He looked away, his breathing heavy.

Vivian hadn’t been this sick in a long time. Aside from the lingering physical weakness, her main symptom was exhaustion.

She felt drowsy all day long, doing nothing but eating and sleeping.

By the fifth day, the dizzy spells had finally subsided significantly.

When the nurse came in for her check-up, Silas was nowhere to be found.

As the nurse drew her blood, she kept stealing glances at Vivian. In all her years working, she had never seen a woman this beautiful, even more stunning than A-list celebrities.

“Miss Fairchild…”

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Chapter 284

She carefully placed the test tubes into the rack and smiled. “Your boyfriend really loves you. He’s been guarding your side this whole time.”

Vivian smiled faintly. “Is my illness really that highly contagious?”

“Yes, and it can be life-threatening too.”

The nurse’s eyes sparkled with pure envy. “But Mr. Sterling doesn’t seem scared at all. He hasn’t left your side for a second.”

Vivian’s eyes remained calm, her smile unchanged.

“Yes, I’m… quite touched. So, has news of this flu spread?”

“Of course not. Our country has always been excellent with prevention protocols. We don’t even know how it reached Northside, but since you’re almost fully recovered, everything should be fine.”

That meant she was the only confirmed case.

Was Silas truly not afraid?

Vivian lowered her eyes, hiding her emotions. After a long moment, she asked, “Can I go outside

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