Chapter 85

The doctor frowned as he handed a prescription to the nurse. "Severe coughing like this is quite rare. You need to take better care of yourself. Don't overdo the dieting. I've seen too many young women like you ruin their health in pursuit of a sickly, frail figure. It takes years to recover." Josephine clutched her chest, feeling slightly embarrassed. She wasn't dieting. The events of the previous night had left her rattled—both by her shoes and Zayn. She had lost her appetite, stayed up all night, and skipped breakfast. It was just low blood sugar. About ten minutes later, Ethan returned, holding a cup of glucose water. "Drink this first and rest a bit. I'll take you out to eat afterward," he said. Josephine took the cup, but when she noticed the chocolate in his palm, she muttered, "I don't like chocolate." "Like it or not, you'll have to eat it," he replied. "The nurse only gave me two options—either you drink the glucose water and eat the chocolate, or I give you a glucose i