Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

Chapter 997

lan softened his touch, massaging her scalp with the tips of his fingers.

Maja was worried about getting soap in her eyes, so she kept them squeezed shut

lan had already considered that, so he gently pulled her head back against him.

Her face was slightly tilted upwards, so no soap would get into her eyes

Feeling reassured. Maja finally opened her eyes.

But lan was standing, and she was sitting. She was bare, and in that position, when she looked up, they were eye to eye

The atmosphere was somewhat charged

Normally, one would avert their gaze, but neither did They just continued to gaze at each other

Finally, lan looked away first, needing to grab the shower head to rinse off the soap.

Only when she felt the warm water trickling over her head did Maja blush, realizing the intimacy of their situation

lan washed her hair, lathered up a washcloth with shower gel, and meticulously cleaned her entire body as she smelled nothing like her normal

self

After rolling around by the river, she smelled like fresh grass.

And after that wash, she smelled like floral shower gel.

A full half hour later, lan grabbed a towel from the side, wrapped her up, picked her up, and placed her on the couch in the living room and said,

I’ll come out and rub some liniment

towel, nodded slowly.

almost completely soaked. He grabbed pajamas

to fetch the liniment

he said,

sting a

soon as he stepped out of the bathroom. His hair was still dripping

making it easier for him to apply the

feel any pain when the liniment hit her skin. It wasn’t until he started massaging

is needed for it to be absorbed properly Just

from her pores. Maja grimaced in

her shoulder, but his gaze fell on her face

probably because she was finding it hard to bear all that pain. They fluttered occasionally, and her breathing became

ear and the handprint on her cheek

her like that, appearing so vulnerable, stirred up feelings of protectiveness in

he said, “Take off your towel You have bruises on your back and waist.

hesitating as she clung onto a piece

down and swiftly pulled it off pressing her into his embrace, making her

tried to

*Stay still

was cold as he poured liniment onto the bruises on

due to the sharp pain,

he moved

and whenever his fingers touched that area. brushed against the side of

drained and tred that the just lay

and got up to

weary eyes to see a certain port

at attentiun

a line as