My Husband Has Changed (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 117

She exhaled a hot breath as she awakened from a long slumber. Her mind was foggy, and she felt slightly chilled, perhaps due to the lingering heat that had scorched her body.

Adel half-opened her swollen eyes and pulled the blanket toward herself, grasping whatever came within reach. Her awareness returned only after her body had already stirred.

Blinking slowly, she took in the modestly clean room now visible in her hazy vision.

The furnishings were shabby, yet free of dust or cobwebs.

Where on earth was this? Her last memory cut off with her tangled helplessly with Valentin inside the carriage.

After that… she must have lost consciousness outright, overwhelmed by the relentless heat she’d poured out without restraint.

“Adel.”

At the knock on the door, she jerked her head up.

It was Valentin. He spoke again with an odd certainty that she was already awake.

“I’ve brought food. May I come in?”

“Of course… I mean, yes, come in.”

Even after replying, Adel awkwardly rubbed her neck.

She still occasionally felt embarrassed and awkward about addressing him so informally. She doubted she’d ever grow entirely comfortable with it, even if she tried her whole life.

At her permission, the door opened, and Valentin entered the room carrying a tray laden with various items.

Today, his usually tousled bangs were neatly swept back, lending him an unusually austere impression.

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