I Kissed A CEO And He Liked It! novel Chapter 20

'Oh, no. What did I do wrong?' Gabrielle asked herself in silence, watching as Kyle often avoided her gaze as they ate.

Earlier, Kyle was being so comforting, hugging her and caressing her back. Yet, now, he seemed to be giving her the cold shoulders.

Still, despite his sudden change in temperament, he kept reminding her, "Gaby, you need to eat more. Drink a lot of water since you got soaked in the rain."

After gulping down her food, she answered, "I - I wasn't under the rain that long - Achoo!"

Her own words were cut by a loud sneeze, and Gabrielle wound up, excusing herself to get a tissue.

"Well, seems like that isn't so true," Kyle answered with a frown.

After they both finished their meals, Kyle took it upon himself to call the hotel staff and have their plates taken. He let Gabrielle go to her room and take a good night's sleep.

While utterly bothered by how Kyle was acting, Gabrielle tried her best to rest that evening. Just over an hour after their dinner, she dozed off in her room.

***

At two in the morning.

Gabrielle woke up, hearing the thunder outside her balcony window. She was chilling cold and could sense her body feeling uneasy.

She turned to her bedside table and realized how she had not brought in a pitcher of water.

Rubbing her arms as she got up, Gabrielle sighed, "So cold."

After she turned her air conditioning off, she grabbed a sweater and went out to get some water.

Just as she stepped out of her room, the lights suddenly went out and it resulted in her to scream, "Ahhh!"

Gabrielle leaned against the wall, comforting her chest. "Oh, gosh!"

It did not take long, however, for the hotel's generator to come up, and she soon made her way to the kitchen.

To her surprise, Kyle also came out.

"Everything okay, Gaby? I heard you scream." She turned to find Kyle standing behind her in his usual white shirt and pajamas.

"Um. Yeah," she answered with her stuffy nose. Gabrielle did not realize when it happened, but she woke up, already congested. "I was just... getting a glass of water."

"You don't sound well." Kyle made his way to her and checked her temperature outright. "Jesus, you are having a fever!"

"I am?" Gabrielle frowned and checked herself. "No wonder I felt chills."

"I forgot to set up medicines in your bathroom. You go right ahead to your room and I'll come by with a medicine," Kyle suggested before taking a leave and going to his room.

After some time, Kyle knocked on the door of Gabrielle's room. "Can I come in?"

"Yeah," Gabrielle said while lying in her bed. She wrapped a blanket around her, trying to feel warm.

"Here," said Kyle while holding another glass of water and medicine. "Drink this to bring down your fever."

"Do you easily get sick?" Kyle asked, taking a seat on the side of the bed.