Ex-husband’s Regret by Lean

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."

to have a go at myself. Charlotte, you're really

injury, I couldn't bring

saying that a woman would become unlucky if

I compromised. "Where's the

softened. "It's

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the bag, he had already sat down on the bed. His

needed inside-gauze, iodine, hemostatic

was prepared, just lacking

confusion. "Are you so well-prepared because you're waiting for

not going to happen. She's with your father, after all,'

there no brain in

no intention of arguing. I calmly said, "Take off your clothes." After he undressed, I delicately removed the layers of gauze. When I

to wonder why he had so selflessly taken that bullet for me that

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so I cautiously tended to his wound. Besides instructing me on how to change. the dressing, he didn't say anything unnecessary. However, beads of sweat appeared

him up, I couldn't help but ask softly, "Does it

you feel sorry

midnight, locked onto mine, as if trying to see into

under his gaze. I quickly looked away and denied.

"Liar."

scrutinized me, knowing me inside out. "Every time you