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."

wanted to have a go at myself.

about his injury, I couldn't bring myself to be

saying that a woman would become unlucky

I compromised. "Where's the

softened. "It's

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already sat down on the bed. His gaze

found everything I needed inside-gauze, iodine,

was prepared, just lacking the final

at him in confusion. "Are you so well-prepared because

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

there no brain in your head

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

he had so selflessly taken that bullet for me that

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self-preservation supposed to

me on how to change.

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

you feel sorry

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

heart skipped a beat under his gaze. I quickly looked away and denied.

"Liar."

knowing me inside out. "Every time you lie, you can't look people