Married My Ex's Alpha Uncle (Silver and Elliot) novel Chapter 27

The thought occurred to me, but I’m not sure how well I could pull it off.

I suppose it couldn’t hurt to try.

The following day, I remained in bed for most of the morning. Normally, I would be awake early so I could work on some paintings in my studio. But today, I was pretending to be incredibly sick so that Elliot would let me miss the gathering happening in a couple of days.

I placed a hot cloth over my face and when I heard the bathroom door opening, I quickly took the cloth off my face and shoved it under my pillow.

When Elliot saw me still in bed, he frowned.

“Why haven’t you gotten up yet?” He asked as he finished getting dressed for the day.

“I don’t feel so good,” I told him, making myself sound sick and pathetic.

His brows furrowed together.

“You were fine yesterday.”

I swallowed the lump in my throat.

“I was feeling off yesterday too. But it really got bad today. I think it’s getting worse, and I’ll probably be sick for at least a week,” I told him, moaning in pain.

“Is that so?” He asked, not sounding very convinced.

“Feel my head; it’s very warm,” I told him.

He stepped toward me and placed his hand on my forehead, a frown marring his lips. Then he cocked his head to the side.

“And what might this be?” He asked, reaching around me and grabbing the cloth that I stuck under my pillow.

I silently cursed myself for not making sure it was completely hidden. He pulled the cloth out and his eyes narrowed at it.

“A hot cloth?” He asked. “Is this the reason you feel warm? Do you take me as a fool?”

I bit my lower lip and sat up.