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 Maja’s mind in

spread the ointment on her

It felt ticklish.

Painful and ticklish.

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

head uncomfortably, hearing him

“Nolan.”

sent him the recording, not expecting such a furious

indeed a lesson learned.

hand paused mid–air, his brows slightly furrowed.

only revealing her forehead and starting to treat the

his actions now casting Maja in

every cell

lifted her chin to get a clearer view of the wound

not daring to look at him, even her eyelashes trembling, his finger slightly stiffened.

before, but this time was different.

gaze fell on her slightly pursed lips.

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

wronged ignited an uncontrollable rage within him..

lift was deeply etched

overwhelmed with

Maja still had her eyes closed, her chin lifted by him. She could only slightly tilt her head.

the light. Despite her current disheveled state, he was still captivated

but he remained silent.

forehead. He

continued like this, he would get

so charming about this

a shower, you’re filthy”

of her and moved to

nightgown from the bedroom, and entered the bathroom.

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