By Zephyria 
“Are you sick? You couldn’t even eat properly; your body really isn’t doing well, is it?”
“What?”
It’s because I’m stressed out because of you, you little…
Anger surged up within him, but it wasn’t entirely wrong. Even without that, his head was throbbing further due to a hangover. There was also a faint, lingering pain in a place he couldn’t mention.
Just as he thought, I should just… something suddenly flashed through his mind.
Wait a second.
Bliss was still looking up at him with a face full of worry. Despite being the culprit behind all of this, he acted as if he had no idea.
However, there was a way out. At the end of the day, this kid was still just a kid.
“Well, sort of.”
Cassian spoke in an intentionally weaker voice, placing a hand on his forehead.
“Maybe it’s because I haven’t been sleeping well, but I’m not feeling great.”
“I knew it!”
Bliss shouted as if he had expected as much. Not missing the opportunity, Cassian asked with a bitter smile.
“That’s why, Bliss. I need to get some rest today, so do you want to play by yourself? Is that okay?”
“Uh… uh…”
Bliss blinked blankly, as if this were an unexpected situation. Of course it was. He must have been expecting that today was finally the day Cassian would play with him.
But Cassian had no intention of doing so. He might have had a tiny bit of desire before, but it had vanished without a trace. All he wanted now was to get rid of this annoying brat and stay in bed sleeping until late.
“Uuuugh…”
Cassian quickly closed his eyes, made a pained expression, and clutched his forehead. Seeing this, Bliss was startled and nodded urgently.
“Yeah, okay. Cassian, go rest quickly. You’re going to lie in bed, right? I’ll take you there, let’s get you lying down!”
Bliss rushed over and hopped up to grab Cassian’s hand. Cassian had to lean his body heavily in the direction the child was pulling him, but he didn’t care. After pulling the staggering Cassian across the long hallway to his room, Bliss once again stood on his tiptoes to grab the door handle.
“Lie down, hurry.”
The child insisted on taking Cassian all the way to the bed, tucking him in and pulling the sheets up over his shoulders before finally looking at his face.
“You’ll get better soon if you sleep deeply.”
“I know, thanks, Bliss.”
When he spoke with the implied meaning of ‘Now please leave,’ the child nodded and turned around as hoped.
“Um.”
The little one, having reached the door, suddenly stopped and looked back. Of course he doesn’t leave in one go, Cassian thought inwardly while forcing a smile.
“Yeah, what is it?”
At Cassian’s question, Bliss hesitated for a moment before asking cautiously.
“Cassian, you have a cold right now, right?”
“Uh…”
Taken aback by the unexpected question, he paused for a moment before quickly smiling and nodding. Bliss probably wouldn’t even know what a ‘hangover’ was anyway. Since it’s a good excuse to call it a cold, this worked out well.
“That’s right, so you shouldn’t come in here. It would be bad if the virus spread.”
“Okay, I understand.”
Bliss nodded obediently.
“Then get plenty of rest, Cassian.”
Waving one hand in a goodbye, the child finally opened the door and stepped outside. Before the door closed, for some reason, the bright smile directed at Cassian lying in bed felt ominous, but fortunately, the door closed without incident.
Whew. Letting out a sigh while lying in bed, Cassian finally relaxed his tension in the newfound peace and stretched. He planned to stay in his room all day. He declined any further disasters.
To be precise, he declined ‘Bliss Miller.’
Correcting himself inwardly, Cassian closed his eyes, delighted by the peace that had come after so long. He hadn’t realized that a quiet rest could be this precious. Forget a decadent and noisy vacation; this kind of empty daily life was the best.
Sudden fatigue washed over him. It was a natural result of drinking and partying wildly all night. Maybe I’ll take a deep nap and head out again tonight. The car I took yesterday should be back by now…
For the past few days, Cassian had been barely managing to enjoy a vacation that actually felt like a vacation. He spent all day fishing with a friend, hung out with women he’d never met at a club, and was planning to drink around a campfire with friends all night and jump into the lake soon.
This is what a vacation is all about.
Just as a faint smile played on his lips and he drifted off to sleep…
Creak…
With an ominous sound, the room door slid open, and a small lump stealthily entered.
Haa, haa.
Strangely, his breathing was agitated. Cassian frowned and took several deep breaths. What is this? Why is this happening again? This sensation… I’ve definitely felt this before. This is, this is definitely…
The moment he snapped his eyes open, he was momentarily bewildered. Is this déjà vu? Or am I dreaming right now? Unable to distinguish reality, Cassian just blinked. And for good reason—a child with a round face was sitting on his chest once again, looking down at him.
“…Bliss?”
As he muttered in disbelief, Bliss suddenly pulled something out. Before he could even ask what he was doing, the child shoved it straight into Cassian’s mouth. With his words momentarily blocked by a muffled ‘mph,’ Bliss declared confidently.
“Patient, do not move!”
Cassian froze in place, unable to say anything for a while.
What on earth is this idiot situation…
“Wait, don’t speak while holding the thermometer! I’ll take care of everything, so you must trust and follow the doctor’s words.”
The child spoke with great solemnity, but what was actually in Cassian’s mouth was a stick cracker. He was dumbfounded by the sweet and salty taste in his mouth, but Bliss went a step further, placing a hand firmly on his forehead and nodding.
“You don’t have a fever. I’ll give you some antipyretics.”
Why on earth was he placing a hand on his forehead while a ‘thermometer’ was already inserted, and why was he giving antipyretics when there was no fever? Eventually, Cassian couldn’t stand this absurd situation any longer and bolted upright, shouting.
“What the hell are you doing right now?!”
“Uwaaa!”
The same situation as this morning unfolded. The only difference this time was that Cassian managed to catch Bliss, who had rolled off his body and was about to crash back onto the bed.
“What on earth are you doing? I told you not to come in because I have a cold!”
As Cassian sat the child up straight and scolded him, Bliss answered without being intimidated at all.
“That’s why I came in, to make you get better.”
He didn’t even have time to ask, ‘Who do you think you are?’ Bliss shouted excitedly with a wide grin.
“This is the first time I’ve ever seen someone with a cold! I’ve always wanted to try this. Taking a temperature, giving medicine.”
At that moment, Cassian realized he had made a grave mistake. Dominant Alphas do not catch colds. And everyone in the Miller family, except for one, was a Dominant Alpha. In short, he was currently the first ‘human with a cold’ that Bliss had ever seen in his life.
“Haa… aaa…”
Deep sighs escaped him in fragmented bursts. Bliss was excitedly jumping around the bed, chatting about giving him medicine and bringing him water. In the end, Cassian’s plan to spend the day in peace went miserably up in smoke, and hearing Bliss shout that he needed to insert a suppository, he escaped into sleep.
He woke up to a sudden cold sensation on his forehead. When he opened his eyes, as expected, that round face was right in front of him. Now completely giving up on the situation that repeated so tediously, Cassian asked in an exhausted voice.
“What are you doing now?”
“I put a wet towel on you to bring the fever down.”
Bliss patted the wet towel on Cassian’s forehead and smiled proudly. The effort was commendable, but the water dripping from the towel—which hadn’t even been wrung out—was soaking not only his forehead but also his hair and the pillow. Eventually, as he let out a sigh and sat up, Bliss asked in surprise.
“Are you okay? Are you all better? You have to stay lying down for at least one day!”
“No, I’m fine. I’m all better. Thanks.”
As he mechanically recited the predetermined words in order, Bliss tilted his head as if doubting him.
“Now please just…”
“I brought soup!”
Just as he was about to tell him to leave, Bliss suddenly shouted and jumped off the bed.