Chapter 229

The guest room was dead silent—you could honestly hear a pin drop. As Celestia Brooks stood there torn between staying or leaving to let him rest, Jareth Carrington suddenly spoke up. "Got anything to eat? Kinda starving here." His tone was casual, like he was asking his wife, not someone he’d been on complicated terms with. Celestia blinked in surprise. She remembered the food Xiaohong had dropped off in her room earlier. “Wait here,” she replied, turning around and heading out. When she came back holding the tray, Jareth had already pushed himself up, sitting on the bed. “It’s a bit cold... is that okay?” Celestia placed the tray on the nightstand, not really paying attention to anything else. “All good.” Since he was injured, she’d swapped out the chopsticks for a spoon to make things easier. She handed it to him, only to suddenly freeze the moment their eyes met—well, her eyes met his bare chest, actually. “You—” she blurted out, instantly turning her gaze away, face flushing pink.