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."

even I wanted to have a go

his injury, I couldn't bring myself

the saying that a woman would become

the end, I compromised. "Where's

tone softened. "It's on

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

I needed inside-gauze, iodine,

just lacking the

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

with your father, after all,' I

"Charlotte, is there no brain in your head at

calmly said, "Take off your clothes." After he undressed, I delicately removed the layers of gauze. When I

why he had so selflessly taken that bullet

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supposed to be human

his wound. Besides instructing me on how to change. the dressing, he didn't say

I couldn't help but

you feel

trying to see into the depths of my

heart skipped a beat under his gaze. I

"Liar."

out. "Every time you lie, you can't look people in

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