Chapter 177

"I do, and I have medicine too." Ryan stood up and walked over, each step feeling like it was treading on my heart. "I'll teach you how to change it."

"You can change it yourself."

With that, I turned to leave.

"Charlotte."

His dry palm suddenly gripped mine, his voice gritty. "It hurts."

Just these two simple words caused my heart to soften instantly.

Moreover, it was a gunshot wound after all, not something to be taken lightly.

I stared at him, skeptical. "Ryan, how come I never noticed before that you're so good at playing the

victim?"

He lowered his gaze casually. "So you don't buy it?"

"I don't."

Leaving those two words behind, I tried to walk away again, but he forcefully pulled me back. For the first time ever, he lowered his proud head and softly said, "It really hurts."

wanted to have a go

injury, I couldn't bring myself to be

that a woman would become unlucky if she felt

end, I compromised. "Where's the

tone softened. "It's on

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approached the sofa and picked up the bag, he had already sat down on the bed. His gaze followed.

I needed inside-gauze, iodine, hemostatic drugs, and

prepared, just

looked at him in confusion. "Are you so well-prepared because you're waiting for Jessica to

going to happen. She's with your father, after all,' I

there no brain in

"Take off your clothes." After he undressed, I delicately removed the layers of gauze. When I saw the blurry wound, I felt a sharp

began to wonder why he had so

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to be human

answer, so I cautiously tended to his wound. Besides instructing me on how to

him up, I couldn't help but ask softly,

feel

mine, as if trying to see into

his gaze. I quickly looked away and denied.

"Liar."

inside out. "Every time you lie,

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