A wedding night Love Affair With The Billionaire
Chapter 53 The One He Liked Was So Clearly Raelyn

With Eliza falling ill, the entire mansion remained brightly lit, and those who stayed got busy the whole night.

"Mr. Deleon, it's already very late. Why don't you get some rest, and I'll take care of Mrs. Deleon?" Aunt Bell's heart ached a little when she saw Tanner take care of Eliza even until now. It was already past midnight, but Mr. Deleon had so much work to get done every day; she thought he should get some rest.

"It's alright, Aunt Bell," Tanner said indifferently.

He was fine taking care of her himself.

Eliza felt groggy.

She did feel much better soaking in warm water, but she still felt a little dizzy.

And before she knew it, she started falling unconscious.

Later, she started feeling colder and colder, but her eyelids were so heavy that she couldn't open her eyes, and her body was getting so cold that she couldn't feel anything anymore, immobile. The cold only got worse, and she began to lose her hearing; however, she could hear her heartbeat.

It was gradually getting weaker...

Then, she seemed to have fallen into a warm embrace.

It gave her a sense of security, at ease...

Someone kept touching her the entire night, and she didn't like it very much. It wasn't until a cool breath lingered in her nose that she fell asleep peacefully.

This warm embrace... So it was Tanner...

The sky had turned bright when Eliza knitted her brows and opened her eyes, seeing the white ceiling at first sight.

"You're awake."

A husky male voice traveled to her ears.

Drifting her gaze to the direction of the voice, she saw Tanner sitting by the bedside, looking at her with this fathomless gaze. Was that... tenderness in his eyes? Following that, she noticed his eyes were bloodshot.

He hadn't kept vigil the entire night, had he...

Her petite hand was in his, which was burning hot.

She opened her mouth only to realize she couldn't speak at all.

Taken aback, she had lost her voice?

On the other hand, Tanner's expression was even more dramatic when he saw Eliza's expression change.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling sick?"

He sat upright immediately.

The scene of her unconscious in the bathtub with blue lips the night before shocked him to his core, and intense fear enveloped him as he hugged her freezing cold body.

He feared this was how he would lose her...

So her sudden change in expression got him thinking she was going to faint again.

This time, Eliza genuinely saw the concern in his eyes, and a jolt of electricity seemed to have struck her heart; it tingled.

Shaking her head, indicating she was fine, she pointed her free hand at her opened mouth, trying to tell him she seemed to have lost her voice.

Though she had woken up, she was still frail. In no time, her wrist felt boneless, and she put her hand down.

She had a habit of keeping a drawing board and a pen under her pillow, so she could write if she wanted to communicate with him.

But by the looks of it, her writing would look absolutely horrendous when she couldn't even hold a pen. Plus, Tanner had always been dictatorial, so he probably wouldn't care what she had to say, so she gave up the idea.

Though she answered his question with barely a response, Tanner couldn't care less right then, putting his palm on her forehead before feeling his as well. They were about the same temperature; her fever must have broken.

However, her face was still pallid, looking very weak and tired.

Watching his actions, Eliza thought something struck her heart; it thumped nonstop.

She could never figure out what Tanner was thinking. It was said that a woman's thoughts were impossible to fathom, but she thought his was even more unfathomable.

The one he liked so clearly was his sister. But if she remembered correctly, his gentlest side had only ever been presented to her. Who would believe the high and mighty Tanner Deleon would get nervous over

someone.

His every action would truly have her believe she meant something to him.

Even though he had a bad temper and thought she had some unspeakable relationship with Nicholas, he would be by her side whenever she was in danger.

Feeling her eyes turning misty, she bit her lower lip. Though groggy, she could sense all he had done for her the entire night, and the sadness and grievance she felt a while back seemed to have all smoothed

out.

There was something magical about Tanner; that she long knew, and she felt nothing but touched when he turned gentle.

Tanner's heart melted seeing her expression. The cold shoulder he had been giving her the past few days must have been hard for her.

With that, he planted a gentle kiss on her forehead.

And Eliza blushed, feeling his breath brushing her face.

Her complexion looked awful despite her rosy cheeks. It was a heartbreaking sight.

Tanner kept vigil the entire night, watching her in silence, his gaze filled with affection as though he could never be tired of looking at her.

He was the one who changed the damp towel on her forehead and fed her the medicine.

And her faintly discernible bashful smile was the best reward he could receive.

This heartless girl could finally see a bit of his heart.

With an entire night of nursing, in addition to keeping a close watch on her condition, even the all-capable Tanner Deleon was feeling exhausted. But it was all worth it.

With Eliza's fever broken, the tension between them had subsided as well.

As they exchanged glances, affection filled their gaze. Tanner wondered if he should ask for a morning kiss with the perfect timing, though he had kissed her lips somewhat swollen the night before. Seeing Tanner inching to her, Eliza's vision turned a little blurry.

Her heart pounded faster and faster. Looking up at him, she thought there wasn't an angle he didn't look good in, especially now, when his face was laced with a hint of slyness, a one-eighty from his usual self. He was so different, yet so much more charming.

Eliza waited patiently, face flushed.

But d*mn the heavens, her phone rang right then.

The phone was left in the handbag she brought to work the day before, which was placed on her bedside table.

Eliza could barely even drink right then, let alone fish her phone out.

The sudden sound jolted Eliza back to reality.

What... what the heck was she doing? How could she think of kissing Tanner?

He was, no matter how in love with Raelyn. They were the real couple.

As for her, her marriage with him would end when he got sick of her.

At the thought of Raelyn, Eliza couldn't stop feeling guilty, and it was then she realized where that guilt stemmed from.

She had fallen in love with Tanner!

She had never asked for a divorce, no matter how aggrieved or heartbroken she was.

Was it really because he was so tyrannical that her words served no purpose at all?

Of course, not.

His tyranny had nothing to do with her resistance.

She had never brought it up because she didn't want to. Some time ago, her heart would ache uncontrollably the moment she thought about leaving.

She had feelings for and even more so fell in love with Tanner. Aloof Tanner, tender, attentive Tanner, Tanner who changed for her... His every side captivated her.

That was why she felt so guilty toward Raelyn. It wasn't because he forced her to marry him, but because she didn't prevent herself from falling in love with him.

Blood suddenly drained from her face, chuckling cynically under her breath. So what if she liked him? He would eventually end up marrying Raelyn. She was nothing more than a passerby in his life; he'd eventually head to where he belonged.

As helplessness surged within her, Eliza shut her eyes.

On the other hand, Tanner turned livid the moment the phone rang.

Eliza couldn't move at all. So he moved to where the sound came from, fumbling her bag.

The call came at the worst possible time. When he saw Eliza's gaze turned clear in a flash, he knew asking for a morning kiss would be meaningless now.

Hence, he fished the phone out with a grim look.

The call must be from that Abbott family's young master.

Checking the caller ID, it was him, sure enough!

How dare he call his woman again?! At such a timing at that! It seemed that he didn't give him a good enough lesson last time!

He turned the screen over to show Eliza, only to replace her eyes closed.

"Eliza."

No morning kiss and a call from his love rival, the might Mr. Deleon was pissed.

To make things worse, this woman was all 'it has nothing to do with me'. He couldn't believe she wanted to go back to sleep!

He called to her with a hint of order.

She opened her eyes and looked at him with bewilderment.

She felt exhausted, plus she had lost her voice. Though she didn't know who was calling, her condition didn't allow her to answer it anyway. So her 'it has nothing to do with me' attitude meant that she'd leave it to him to deal with it.

"Are you not going to see who's calling?"

Tanner put the screen right in front of her.

Seeing it was Nicholas, Eliza's expression changed. S*it, she was supposed to go to work! She was probably super late now.

It was still ringing, but the call would probably end any time soon, wouldn't it?

Eliza became anxious then. She had already taken three days of sick leave on her supposedly first day of work, and now she went MIA again after going to work for one day. Any boss would be pissed, no... While Eliza was lost in her thoughts, struggling to move, a faint cracking sound came from her phone.

She looked toward the man beside her.

A horrible aura emanated from Tanner.

None of her reactions went unnoticed. She had just been affectionate to him moments ago, yet she seemed to care so much more about a phone call from another man!

His grip on her phone tightened unknowingly. What in the world was she thinking? Who the heck did she love?!

His jealousy was about to drown all of his reasoning.

The next second, Eliza looked at him with a pleading gaze. It was obvious; she wanted him to answer it!

She had no other choice. There was nothing she could do but to have him answer the call. Besides, nothing was going on between her and Nicholas, so she feared nothing.

Her pallid face, coupled with her begging look, would have anybody giving in.

Eliza, did she really fear no death?

Tanner smirked.

Alright, fine then, he'd like to see what they had to say to each other.

Pressing the answer button, he thought what a s*it feeling it was!

Nicholas's signature gentle voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Liza."

And just like that, Tanner exploded!☐☐☐☐☐