Chapter 1043

After changing her clothes, Hazel was about to wash the soiled garments when a knock sounded at the door. "Hazel, are you done?" She opened the bathroom door, a faint trace of fluster still lingering on her face. "All done." Only then did she notice that Frederick had tied an apron around himself again. The black apron accentuated his figure perfectly, the tied straps emphasizing his narrow waist in a way that was inexplicably alluring. "I made you some ginger brown sugar tea. Go drink some while it's warm," Frederick said, reaching out to affectionately pat her head. Hazel's cheeks flushed slightly with embarrassment. "I should wash these clothes first." Though his expression remained gentle, Frederick's tone brooked no argument. "You drink the tea. I'll handle the laundry." Her ears burning, Hazel glanced at the clothes she had just soaked in the basin, instinctively wanting to refuse. But Frederick didn’t give her the chance. "From now on, whenever it's that time of the month, I’ll