Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

g, Focus on Me

Chapter 319 Darling, Focus on Me

He softly tapped my back, calming me as one would soothe a child. "It's fine, don't cry, I'm here nowe,

I turned my head, allowing him to gently wipe the tears that had gathered at the edges of my eyes. ""Wait, hold on"

A thought suddenly crossed my mind. Had he struck any agreements with the grandmaster at Mount Spiritus? I felt a sense of worry, unsure if he had been hurt in the process "Is something wrong

I quickly pulled away from him and began searching his clothes with my hands, wondering if there was any hidden injury Ildn't noticed.

He took my hand, a trace of helplessness crossing his smile. "Darling, this is a hospital. It's not the right place. The nurse might come for a check-up soon

I ignored his attempt to change the subject. Nothing mattered more to me than making sure he was okay.

Without hesitation, I removed his coat, followed by his sweater.

"Chloe, not here. Carter's ears flushed with a deep red in an instant

He was already strikingly handsome, but at that moment, with his bashful expression, he looked like a proud priest being pulled down from his holy pedestal, making me want to tease him endlessly. I couldn't quite grasp it. On the outside, he was quiet, distant, even cruel.

I had watched him, cold and unwavering, sever a man's finger with a knife and torture Silas into that state. He was undeniably merciless.

Yet, when it came to me, he was entirely different, vulnerable, and gentle in ways I never expected. The contrast was overwhelming.

He had long since found a place in my heart.

In my life, beyond the thirst for revenge, there was also him.

"Carter, let me check your body."

I gently pushed him onto the hospital bed. He hesitated slightly but didn't resist, lying down obediently.

byer of his clothing, exposing his toned

Perfect, no injuries.

I hadn't done anything else, he asked

shook my head,

done?"

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for the metal buckle on his belt,

injuries hidden elsewhere

softly whispering in his ear, "Be

moments, so

his eyes, his voice low and strained. "Darling, if you keep doing

my lips over his and said, "Let me finish checking, just bear with

clothes, I realized I had never

other person's, and he ought to have been working out more often. His thigh and calf muscles were strong, showing that he hadn't let his legs deteriorate despite his

he had treated them with frostbite ointment on Mount Spiritus, no medicine could

his pale skin stood out

nearly forgot about it, how he had once

as I gazed at his leg.

his lap. "Why are you still crying like a little kid? Have

hurt your knee? You've had a car accident before, what if

back, everything else is nothing. I

his injuries, he still cracked jokes to reassure me. Overcome with emotion,

you something in a past life, and that's why you ended up with

his hand through my hair, soothing me with gentle words. "Who knows, maybe I owe you,

unexplainable sense of fate, as if

was as if

a

past life.