Chapter 234: Caught Sleepwalking
On the bed, Madeline kept turning sideways while hugging a pillow, trying her best to force herself into getting some sleep tonight, but the more she tried to draw it in, the farther she could feel the sleep drifting away.
There were a lot of things that occupied her mind these past few days, and it kept driving away her will to sleep. She wanted comfort, but unfortunately, her mind and restless heart wasn’t ready to offer her any of those suggestions.
Giving up, she opened her eyes with a sigh and sat up on the bed. Her gaze scanned the spacious room idly, taking notice of its emptiness. She wondered if Cassian was still sitting outside, and the temperature in Whitebridge city’s capital tends to drop more than the temperature in Carmarthen.
"What if he catches a cold?"
Getting out of bed, she moved to the wardrobe to check for any thick quilt she could find, and to her delight, there were three more bed quilts left. Grabbing one of the neatly folded quilts, she gently closed the wardrobe and stepped out of the room.
Showing up at the stairs and making her way down to the living room, she spotted the young lad still sitting outside, just as she had expected. Opening the door quietly, Cassian was already asleep on the chair with the book resting on his chest.
Just as Madeline predicted, it was cold outside.
"How can he sleep out here?" She muttered, rubbing both her arms to keep herself warm. She knew if she woke him up, he wouldn’t agree to come inside the house with her, and Madeline didn’t have any ounce of strength to force him into doing anything.
Spreading the quilt, she gently draped them on the sleeping Cassian. She adjusted them to make sure it covered him properly before standing straight. Looking at him, she crouched down to have a good look at his face, a slow smile creeping onto her lips at how his features softened.
Falling asleep is really the only place one can escape from all the harsh realities of life. Stroking his hair lightly with pure love in her glimmering eyes, she finally rose to her full height, but on doing so, it awakened the young lad whose eyes slowly fluttered open.
As though she could save herself from being caught staring at him, she immediately closed her eyes and pretended to sleepwalk towards the door. She wanted to escape into the house so he wouldn’t suspect she had snuck out here.