Revenge Of The Cannon Fodder Villainess

Chapter 73 - Sick (2)

When Valentina woke up, it was because she felt a heavy weight pushing down on her stomach.

She quickly opened her eyes and glanced around. Curled up to her left was Luca who was wrapped in a blanket fast asleep. His fluffy cheeks were lightly flushed, and his mouth was open as he slept. And to her left was Kaiser. He was seated on a chair, but his upper body was resting on the bed as he softly snored. It was his arm extended over her body as his arm held her waist.

She took the moment to admire his face as the rays of the morning sun shone on him. His usually neat hair was roughly tousled and his long lashes cast a soft shadow on his cheek. The usually stern face was relaxed as he slept while his jaw and cheeks had a light shadow as his stubble grew in. Seeing that his mouth was slightly open just like Luca she couldn't help but smile.

"Done admiring my good looks?" a deep husky voice spoke out.

Valentina looked back at Kaiser, noting that his eyes were now wide open and he had his characteristic smirk on his face. She rolled her eyes at his silliness so early in the morning.

"What ack" when she tried to speak, but a sharp pain shot through her dry throat.

"Don't talk. Drink some water first." Kaiser immediately sat up and handed her a water bottle.

Valentina gently sat up, careful not to disturb Luca, and took the bottle, quickly chugging the contents down.

"Ahhh. Thank you so much, Kaiser. What are you doing here?" She whispered in an attempt not to wake Luca.

"How could I not be here when I heard you were coughing up blood and fainted?" Kaiser asked with a faint smile. Although he was smiling, Valentina felt a cold chill run down her back. Still, she gave him a polite smile of her own.

"I see Lia told you even though I asked her not to."

"A person was seriously injured in my home. It would be remiss of her not to tell me. Speaking of which, what happened Valentina? What caused this? Are you sick? Injured?" Kaiser leaned back with his arms crossed. He carefully looked over Valentina noting that her face looked less wan than it had throughout the night. With her eyes now open, it looked as if life had been breathed into her which comforted his heart. Still, he didn't plan on glossing over such a serious situation.

Seeing the serious expression on his face, Valentina sighed before taking the towel from her head.

"Nothing happened. My body is just a bit weak. It's not a big deal."

"It's not a big deal?!? You coughed up-"

"It's not a big deal Kaiser, in fact, this is a regular occurrence, you just don't know about it. I don't have a hidden illness and it's not contagious if that's what you're worried about. And I made sure Luca didn't see anything and I'll continue to do so in the future." Valentina interrupted him with a closed-off expression. Although she didn't mind talking about her body, she didn't like the way he was subtly interrogating her.