Chapter 76: Are You Jealous?

Charlotte ascended to the second floor and upon pushing open the door, she was greeted by the sight of Chloe with her eyes tightly shut, her complexion flushed with fever, writhing in pain on the bed. The sound of the door had Chloe mistaking her visitor for a bearer of relief. "Please, the medicine... I can barely stand it!" she implored, thinking help had finally arrived. "Do you feel as wretched as I did back at the hotel?" Charlotte's voice was steady as she stood by Chloe's bed, her presence a silent echo of her own past suffering. Chloe's eyes flew open at the unexpected voice, "Charlotte?! You're here!" "Is my presence a shock?" Charlotte asked with a hint of amusement. "I was similarly taken aback when I learned you preferred the doctor to treat a dog overseeing me." "Charlotte!" Chloe, despite the haze of her fever, realized the gravity of the situation. She attempted to rise, her hands desperately fumbling for Charlotte's clothing. "You're stopping the doctor from treati