**chapter five : Ice queen is melting**

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As soon as Emma dressed his wounds, she gave him an injection, then tended to Victoria's hand. "This is for him to recover quickly. He was beaten on the back of his head and lost a lot of blood. Take good care of him and give this injection after eight hours. I'll come back tomorrow after work. And don't be so foolish—stop hurting yourself trying to be the first. I believe in you; you'll find the CEO of Black Hole Enterprises. Stop worrying about it."

Victoria insisted she stay, but Emma had a lot of work, so she left. Victoria then left the stranger in the room. This room was exactly like a hospital room—the same room where she used to care for her younger brother who had cancer and required special care. Although she had renovated her home, she never changed anything in that room. No one was allowed inside, and she had a strict rule for her household staff—her chef, cleaner, and gardener—to come at exactly 8:30 a.m. and leave by 6:30 p.m.

Morning, 7:30 a.m.:

Victoria couldn't sleep the entire night. She finally dozed off at 5:30 a.m. but woke up at 7:30. As soon as she awoke, she rushed to the stranger's room. She saw him lying in the same position they had left him in. Fear gripped her—she thought he might have died. Standing at the door, her mind raced with thoughts about what to do with a dead body. Slowly, she approached him, trying not to make any noise. She leaned in to see if he was alive, trying to hear his heartbeat. Suddenly, she heard a very cold voice, colder than her own.

"What are you doing?"

She was shocked and started to stumble. "I-I-I was trying to see... whether you're alive or... dead."

"Are you joking? I'm alive, wifey," he said. "And what am I doing here in a hospital?"

She was shocked to hear "wifey" come out of his mouth. She blushed but quickly regained her composure. With a cold voice, she retorted, "I am not your wife!" She shouted, then added, "This is my home, not a hospital."

"If you’re not my wife, then with whose permission are you coming near me, huh?" he challenged.

"Are you out of your mind? I saved you from dying last night and this is how you repay me?" she replied.

He suddenly zoomed out, looking at himself shirtless, with many bandages wrapped around him. "Who am I? What happened to me? Who are you?" he asked, confusion evident in his eyes.

Victoria realized he had lost his memory. She then explained how they met, how he had emerged from the woods, and how she had saved him. He thanked her for rescuing him and asked if he could stay a few more days until he recovered.

Victoria, who never liked anyone staying at her home and never allowed anyone in that room, surprisingly said, "Yes, you can stay as long as you obey me and follow the rules. And listen, you can't come out of this room from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. I don't want anyone to see you. You have this TV here, and the bathroom is over there. And..."

He interrupted, "Can I get something to eat? I feel hungry."

At 7:45 a.m., with no one around and despite never having cooked before, she found herself saying, "Yeah, sure..." with a smile.

He remarked, "You look good when you smile. Why were you looking so angry before?"

She snapped back, "Mind your own business. It has nothing to do with you," giving him a dramatic expression before leaving. Right after she exited the room, she blushed, went to the restroom, washed her face, and freshened up. She smiled and headed to the kitchen, remembering the pancake recipe her mother used to make. Despite struggling, she managed to cook.

She went back to the stranger, covered in flour, and said, "I made it!" with a big smile.

He asked, "You cooked something for the first time, right?"

Victoria's smile faded. "Yes, but how do you know?"

"I know because you said that like you just won a war," he mocked, imitating her, "I made it!"

Angry, she walked towards him, placed the pancakes on his lap, and said, "EAT IT," then turned to leave.

"Wait!" he screamed. "How am I supposed to eat it?"

"With your hands," she replied, then realized his hand was in pain. She turned back and said, "Wait, I'll feed you." She fed someone for the first time in her life.

As she was leaving, he asked, "Do I need to take any medicine?"

She then remembered about the injection. "Yes, you do," you have to take the injection at hmm........ Ahhh  yeah at 11.30" she said.

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