Chapter 159

Dominic was speechless. He sighed and raised an eyebrow. "Are you taking revenge on me?" he asked. "Of course not!" Vespera placed her hand on her chest, swearing by her words. "I'm trying to save you! I'm the only one who would save you in this situation. Do you think it's easy to gather all this ice? I'm deeply hurt that you think that of me," she vouched for her innocence, as if she were in court. He laid his arm on the edge of the bathtub. "I guess I should be thanking you then? Should I give you a Most Devoted Secretary of the Year award?" he asked jokingly. "I gladly accept," she said with all seriousness. As Dominic stared at her, his anger turned into laughter. An hour had passed since he'd been in the ice bath, and his face had gone pale from the cold. Even better, his "devoted" secretary had been adding ice to the bath throughout. "I think I'm done," he said, starting to get up. "No! You can't leave the tub!" Vespera sprinted toward him and pressed him back down into