Chapter 1044

Lucian stared at the glass for a while before finally opening his mouth. Olivia noticed more bumps forming around his lips, and her face filled with worry. Lucian winced as he sipped the water. It hurt too much, so he pushed it away and started crying instead. The sudden, loud crying startled Olivia. She gently touched his cheek and asked, "What's wrong, Lucian? Does your throat hurt?" Lucian kept crying and didn't answer, his throat hurting too much to speak. Hearing the cries, the maid hurried in from outside. Olivia grew even more concerned when she realized he couldn't talk. She quickly turned to the maid and asked, "Do you have any ice cream?" "Ice cream? But he's sick. Should he really have that?" Olivia nodded. "Yes, it might help soothe his throat." The maid wasted no time and rushed to get some ice cream. Once the maid left, Olivia tried to calm Lucian down. "Let's have some ice cream, okay?" Lucian's sobbing slowed as soon as he heard the word "ice cream," and he lo