Chapter 311

For a few seconds, the air was still. Luke's face remained expressionless.

Vespera slowly lifted her head and said to John with a calm expression, "There's no rush for me. Treat him first. If you delay, he'll end up at the funeral home."

John was speechless. Despite not grasping the nuances of romantic relationships between men and women, the old man was no fool. He chose not to reply to the remark.

Instead, he sat in front of Vespera and told her to take off her shoes and place her foot on the small leather stool. Then, he poured medicated oil into his hands to massage her ankle.

"This might hurt a little," he warned.

"Of course, no problem," Vespera responded confidently.

However, she quickly realized her mistake. The pain was intense! She instinctively tightened her grip on her phone and tried to calm her breathing.

She wouldn't scream or shout. In fact, she grew quieter, and her expression was calmer the more pain she felt. This led John to believe she wasn't actually scared of the pain, so he used considerable force with his hands.

She was on the verge of fainting from the pain.

bit more gentle?" Luke

"See, she's not even crying out

hadn't been so strong. He wished she had been able to cry and express her

her, yet she had pretended convincingly, just as she was now. He knew her personality well. He recalled an incident at a sports event where she had tumbled from the platform, slicing her knee on the iron

a cold sweat. He later discovered that she definitely felt the pain but believed

at hiding her emotions, preferring not to show them. Throughout the years they spent together, she was

my foot be fully healed by

scornful glance. Who

cat pretending to mourn

recover by next week but be cautious not to sprain it again. You're already

"Alright, I'll

the person experiencing chest discomfort interrupted, "Just quit.

to the

"What a

complained

hadn't heard

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