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."

have a go at myself.

his injury, I couldn't bring myself to be

that a woman would become unlucky if

I

tone softened. "It's on

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

found everything I needed inside-gauze,

prepared, just lacking the final

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

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

"Charlotte, is there no brain in your head

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

so selflessly taken

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supposed to

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

couldn't help but ask softly, "Does it hurt a

feel sorry

mine, as if trying to see into the depths of my heart,

a beat under his gaze. I quickly looked

"Liar."

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

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