Chapter 490: Chapter 490: Four Days Together
Of course, Xavier Quincy would never share his thoughts with anyone.
No one knows, so there will be no danger.
At this moment, he also realized why Warren Prescott stubbornly refused to tell Ashley Shaw the truth in his "previous life" until everything was settled.
Because revealing the truth is like a Pandora’s box.
As long as it remains unsaid, she is safe.
As for what happened later, it’s just that no one could predict Rosalind Lynch would go mad.
Before leaving, Xavier Quincy gave Warren Prescott a few words of advice.
First, he should always pay attention to Rosalind Lynch’s actions.
Secondly, he needed to avoid further interaction with those above.
As for the branches of The Prescott Group, Warren Prescott’s incident is a good reason to openly uproot them.
As they stepped out of the base’s big iron gate, Ashley Shaw suddenly felt a weight on her shoulders.
It was Warren Prescott draping her coat over her shoulders.
"The temperature difference here is large between day and night; don’t catch a cold."
Ashley Shaw quietly said "Mm," didn’t refuse, and tightened the coat a bit.
When they got in the car, Ashley Shaw returned the coat to him.
"Keep it; we’re three hours away from the nearest place to stay. You can take a nap, and I’ll wake you when we arrive."
Ashley Shaw agreed.
Not sure if it was because she had cried so much or if her emotions had been too intense, but she felt utterly drained.
Her mood was incredibly complex, yet as the car moved forward, she actually fell asleep.
When she opened her eyes, it was Warren Prescott waking her up.
He handed over a room card and said, "There’s only one hotel nearby, and only one room left..."
Maybe he feared Ashley Shaw would misunderstand, thinking he said it on purpose, so he quickly added before she spoke, "So I’ll sleep in the car, you go ahead. I’ll knock tomorrow morning to wake you."
After saying this, he shoved the room card into Ashley Shaw’s hand and turned to the driver’s seat, reclining it back.
Ashley Shaw glanced at him, hesitated briefly, but soon thought both were pushing thirty; why be so restrained and awkward?
With this settled inwardly, she spoke openly.
"Don’t sleep in the car, let’s just go to the room together."
Warren Prescott’s eyelids twitched, feeling delighted inside, but outwardly he remained calm and glanced lightly at her, saying, "Won’t that be... inappropriate?"
Ashley Shaw directly got out of the car.
"You’re right, let’s forget it then!"
Warren Prescott was startled and hurriedly chased after her.
"Hey! Wait for me! I was just being polite!"
Who knows if memories from this life are also present, affecting him; he felt a bit childlike.
But looking at Ashley Shaw’s quickening pace, he immediately regretted his childishness.
"Wait for me, Ashley..."
With that, he chased after her shamelessly.
In the end, Ashley Shaw allowed Warren Prescott inside, but made clear distinctions.
"You sleep in the living room, I’ll sleep in the bedroom."
Warren Prescott was fortunate enough to enter, daring not to press further.
So he nodded repeatedly, "Alright, I definitely won’t step into your room!"
But this flag was doomed to fall.
In the middle of the night, Ashley Shaw developed a high fever.
She initially tried to tough it out, but her condition worsened, dragging herself to the bathroom to vomit.
Coming out of the bathroom, she saw the bedroom door half-open, with Warren Prescott’s head peeking in.
Initially, Warren Prescott didn’t dare enter the bedroom, but seeing the abnormal blush on her cheeks, he immediately stepped inside.
"Are you okay?"
Ashley Shaw knew she couldn’t keep it up and straightforwardly explained, "Maybe it’s the daytime wind; I have a fever."
Upon hearing this, Warren Prescott immediately made her lie down and quickly turned to leave.
Shortly after, he came back with a bag of medicine.
"I asked the hotel, there’s fever medicine, a thermometer, and some herbal tea... After vomiting, your stomach can be upset, drink some herbal tea and then take the fever medicine."
Ashley Shaw nodded and followed his instructions.
While Warren Prescott boiled water, Ashley Shaw held the thermometer under her arm.
When the water boiled, she could remove the thermometer.
Checking the temperature, 38.2 degrees, still manageable.
After taking the medicine, Ashley Shaw told Warren Prescott to rest, but he refused to leave.
"You’re burning up; I’ll sit next to you... Don’t worry, I won’t do anything to you."
Ashley Shaw fully trusted him in this regard; even at his worst, Warren Prescott wouldn’t take advantage during her illness.
More importantly, she was concerned...
"You’ll definitely sleep poorly watching over me; what if you get distracted while driving tomorrow?"
Warren Prescott was happy hearing the first part but frowned at the latter.
Basically, she only feared he might crash the car and injure her.
But Warren Prescott quickly regained his spirits, saying, "I’ll contact someone soon; The Prescott Group has a branch in Glanburn, I’ll have them drive us back."
"But you’d better still catch some sleep..."
"Don’t worry about me, just close your eyes and rest; call me if you feel unwell."
Warren Prescott’s attitude was firm; Ashley Shaw was exhausted and couldn’t argue, so she closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
Later in the night, she vomited again, but by morning the fever was gone.
Warren Prescott had already contacted the local hospital, and after breakfast, they went there.
Her blood test indicated inflammation, needing three days of IV drips.
Ashley Shaw wanted to go back to Aethelgard but was insistently refused by Warren Prescott.
So the two stayed at the hospital in Glanburn for three days.
During those three days, Warren Prescott was meticulous, outdoing even the care workers for the patient next door.
On the last day, as Warren Prescott handled the hospital paperwork, the lady in the neighboring bed spoke enviously, "Young girl, your husband is so good to you; hold on to such a wonderful man! I never met anyone so nice... Ah!"
Ashley Shaw wanted to explain Warren Prescott wasn’t her husband, but swallowed her words.
They indeed had once gotten married, and hadn’t divorced.
Seeing she won’t meet this lady again, no need to clarify.
In the afternoon, Ashley Shaw was discharged under envious gazes from the hospital room, finally heading for home.
This time they didn’t drive; they flew back to Aethelgard.
After dropping her off at school, Warren Prescott called out to her the second before she got out.
"Ashley... Can you give me another chance?"
Ashley Shaw lowered her gaze.
During these four days together, Warren Prescott had indeed been excellent, flawless, yet... she needed time to digest.
"I’ll... think about it."
Hearing this, Warren Prescott’s eyes immediately lit up.
Though she didn’t agree, the lack of refusal was a promising signal and a good start.
"Alright! I’ll wait for you!"
Ashley Shaw opened the car door and got off, with Warren Prescott following closely behind.
She noticed, turned back and said, "No need to follow me; I’ll go by myself."
"You’ve just recovered, I can’t be at ease unless I see you enter the dormitory building safely," he said swiftly, afraid she’d insist he stop following, adding quickly, "Don’t worry, I won’t disturb you; I’ll just watch from behind."
