Chapter 686

He let go of her, unable to resist rubbing his throbbing temples.

“Go to the rooftop,” Maja blurted out.

Unkindly, lan grabbed her and ushered her into the lift.

Upon reaching the rooftop, he noticed the slightly ajar door and the doorknob on the floor, his brows creasing.

He kicked the door open with his foot to an empty room.

He settled Maja on the couch, checking each room to ensure it was empty, then walked to the door and picked up the fallen doorknob.

Clearly, it had been forced open.

He casually dragged a shoe cabinet to block the door, then turned to look at her.

Maja sat on the sofa, shoes missing, revealing a pair of white socks.

The socks had become dirty from their journey.

He approached and sat next to her, taking off her socks.

She seemed to accept her fear, her toes curling and retreating a little.

lan tossed the socks into a nearby trash bin, “Do you have a first aid kit in the room?”

Maja nodded, silently pointing out a cabinet.

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He fetched the first aid kit and laid out the necessary medicines on the coffee table, checking each one’s expiration date. After confirming they were still usable, he squeezed some ointment onto his fingers.

Pulling her hair aside with one hand, he gently applied the ointment on her swollen cheek with the other.

familiar scent left

the

It felt ticklish.

Painful and ticklish.

breathing slowed down. After applying the ointment, he tucked her hair behind ear.

lowered her head uncomfortably, hearing him

“Nolan.”

him the recording,

indeed a lesson learned.

his

revealing her forehead and starting

now

every cell in her body tremble.

one finger, lan gently lifted her chin to get a clearer view of the wound

at him,

had been intimately close before, but this time

gaze fell on her slightly pursed lips.

were beautiful. When she was wronged, she would purse her lips, looking rather pitiful.\

her being wronged ignited an

was deeply etched in

was overwhelmed with

her eyes closed, her chin lifted by him. She

angle, her face seemed to be illuminated by the light. Despite her current disheveled

throat moved, but

still on her forehead. He could clearly feel

this, he would get worked up again.

charming about

a shower,

of her and moved to

Maja lowered her head, hurriedly fetched a nightgown from the bedroom, and entered the

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