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. Charlotte,

about his injury, I couldn't

woman would

I

softened. "It's on

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already sat down on the bed. His gaze followed.

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

prepared, just

so well-prepared because you're waiting for Jessica to come

She's with

there no brain in your head

tongue, and I had no intention 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

to wonder why he had so selflessly

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to be human

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

but ask softly,

feel sorry

eyes, as dark as midnight, locked onto mine, as if trying to see

heart skipped a beat under his gaze. I

"Liar."

out. "Every time you

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