Preston pounced over anxiously and pulled the blanket over Mina.
Mina felt even hotter and aggrieved all at once.
“So hot!” she complained.
“All right, I got it.
Just cover yourself up a little.
Please don’t kick off the blanket and don’t remove your clothes.” Preston pulled the blanket down to Mina’s shoulders, all the while trying to hide his blushing face and racing heartbeat.
“So hot!” Mina protested and lifted the blanket yet again.
Preston was at a loss for words.
Was he privileged enough to see her this way? When did she remove her clothes, leaving only her underwear? Preston was a man, after all.
His head was suddenly filled with images that should not have appeared.
“Phew!” He exhaled loudly and said, “Stop fooling around, Mina.
Drink some water.” Mina opened and closed her mouth without uttering another word.
Her mind was fuzzy, but she could hear Preston’s voice.
She tried to get up to drink some water as told.
Preston glanced at Mina’s drowsy look and sat on the bed helplessly.
Then he helped her up to drink water as she leaned against him for support.
Mina could not drink if she lay on her back in bed.
Mina leaned into Preston’s arms.
Her head was still heavy and swayed from side to side.
Preston was worried that Mina would sprain her neck that way.
He immediately held her head in his arms while feeding water to her.
Mina was really thirsty; she gulped down a few mouthfuls.
However, due to the discomfort in her stomach and drinking water too hurriedly, she suddenly started to throw up again.
Before Preston could react, Mina vomited all over the bed.
Preston was caught by surprise; he was speechless.
He immediately handed a tissue paper to Mina to wipe her face.
At the same time, he brought her tea for her hangover.
“Wake up, Mina.
Drink some tea.
It will make you feel better.” “Ugh! Waah!” Mina’s mind was still fuzzy, but the discomfort in her body made her cry aloud.
“Come on, drink some of this tea.
You’ll feel better after that,” Preston urged.
He brought the teacup to Mina’s lips.
“Urgh!” Mina’s stomach churned uncontrollably.
Preston quickly moved the teacup from her.
In the end, the tea was not spared.
Mina vomited into the teacup.
Preston could not utter a word.
Damn it.
There went the tea to fix Mina’s hangover.
However, Preston could not care less.
He quickly placed the teacup on the bedside.
table and lifted the blanket.
Sure enough, the blanket was covered in filth.
Fortunately, he and Mina were spared the disaster.
Preston could care less about Mina’s lack of clothing at this point.
He quickly carried her out of bed.
Preston frowned, knowing it was too late in the night to summon Lotus to clean up the mess.
Forget it.
He decided to let Mina rest in his bedroom for the night.
Lotus could clean up the guest room tomorrow morning.
Preston then carried Mina back to his bedroom.
He put her on his bed and tucked her in with a blanket.
Then he stood by the bed to observe Mina’s condition.
She probably felt better after throwing up and fell asleep quietly again.
Preston immediately went to the guest room to retrieve the clothes that Mina had removed earlier.
He could feel his heart racing when he picked up her clothes.
Mina was apparently good at torturing others.
She kicked the blanket off again and lay on top of it.
Preston rushed over immediately and tucked her under the blanket again.
He then folded her clothes and placed them neatly on the bedside table before lying on the sofa to rest.
After a while, Preston was mindful of Mina, worried she would kick off the blanket again.
He quickly got up to check on her.
He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Mina sleeping soundly.
He finally managed to close his eyes to rest.
She could not detect anything unusual.
“You really didn’t touch me?” Mina stared into Preston’s eyes and asked sternly.
“No, I swear!” Preston raised three fingers together on one hand.
Mina frowned even more as she stared at Preston.
“Even if you didn’t touch me, you saw me naked.” Preston looked helpless.
“If you want me to take responsibility, I would gladly oblige!” he said.
“Who wants you to take responsibility?” Mina blurted out.
A thought flashed through her mind.
Preston was indeed a gentleman.
He did not take advantage of her when she was vulnerable.
On the other hand, Preston was upset that Mina did not believe him.
He quickly composed himself and said, “You were drunk last night and didn’t eat much.
Are you feeling better now? I’ll get someone to prepare breakfast for you.” “No, there’s no need.
Please leave the room for a while.
I… I have to put on my clothes,” Mina said.
“Okay.” Preston left the bedroom and closed the door behind him.
Mina swiftly put on her clothes.
She realized that her shoes were missing.
Mina looked around the bedroom.
She could not find them.
She could not care less when she saw a pair of slippers by the bed and put them on immediately.
Then she took her cell phone from the bedside table, opened the door, and walked out.
Mina saw Madam Blake and a few servants the moment she stepped out of the bedroom.
All eyes fell on her when she appeared.
There were ambiguous gazes.
Mina’s face immediately turned red.
Madam Blake smiled and said, “You’re up, Mina.
It’s time for breakfast.” Mina met Madam Blake’s smiling eyes and blushed even more.
She immediately said, “Madam Blake, uh, I have something urgent to attend to.
I won’t stay for breakfast.
Goodbye.” She rushed out of the house and did not even care that she wore slippers.
Preston was dumbfounded when he saw what happened.
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