Falling for a Lie: My Stepbrother's Hidden Revenge

Chapter 209

Chapter 209

The silk fabric had already adhered to the wound in a large area, and the blood had dried up.

Nineteen’s hands were shaking, and he couldn’t completely remove the shirt after two attempts.

But the fleshy, bloody whip wounds on the inside were already visible.

“Oh my God! Who did this? It’s too cruel!” Nineteen exclaimed in shock.

Nineteen, who had grown up in a black market organization, was used to strict rules. It was not uncommon for inadequate members to be severely beaten or even killed.

Moreover, Edgar was different. He was clearly a pampered young master. How could he suffer such a serious injury?

Edgar stopped him from being surprised and said, “Don’t shout, close the door and windows, and draw the curtains. If you can’t remove the shirt, apply a hot towel to it for a while.”

“Alright, alright,” Nineteen quickly complied, hurrying to the bathroom to get a hot towel.

Applying a hot towel to the wound caused a sharp, needle–like pain once again.

Edgar’s body trembled violently, cold sweat pouring down like rain, and his grip deforming the pillow.

Although Nineteen didn’t often get beaten, he had experience in administering medical aid. He took an anti–inflammatory lozenge from the medicine cabinet and placed it in Edgar’s mouth. He then brought a

basin of water to help clean the blood off his back, removing the soiled bandage.

“Mr. Fallen, who did this? Who dares to touch you, apart from Miss“” Nineteen widened his pupils and

asked softly, “It’s not actually a lady, is it?”

Edgar felt dizzy and buried his face in the blanket, not bothering to respond.

Nineteen pondered for a moment but realized something was amiss. “It shouldn’t be Miss. If it were her, you wouldn’t have let me handle the wound quietly.”

to cook before Sylvia comes back,” Edgar said, the pain evident in his voice. Walking was particularly painful

up to cook.

to hide the torn shirt from Miss Sylvia and the other

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was too painful, so Nineteen opted for milder iodophor. The burns on the middle of Edgar’s

on getting out of bed, but Nineteen had no choice but to administer

antibiotics.

an hour later, Sylvia returned to the Cloud View Villa accompanied by Joan, a lively girl. They scanned the entire Cloud View Villa, with Joan wrapping her arms around Sylvia and acting like a spoiled child, “Not bad, Sister Sylvia. I didn’t expect your Cloud View Villa’s environment to be this good. I made the right decision this time! Let’s stay here for a

“It’s fine, just three days. When

escort you back to S City.”

“Aww, Sister Sylvia is

not true. We need to avoid any more trouble like we had at the bar today. If you

with a grin, and the two

glanced towards the kitchen. She had instructed

the sound and emerged from the kitchen. Sylvia noticed that he had changed into a dark black silk shirt. The top buttons were slightly undone, revealing

have improved.

voice remained as cold as ever, but her concern for

you would come back at night to check on my injuries, so I didn’t wear it,” Edgar explained, pulling his shirt to reveal the bandage on his back. “I did sustain a minor injury earlier, but it’s

face intently and remarked, “Sister Sylvia, who is he? He looks

was injured, she hadn’t seen his face until now.

she replied, “He’s my servant.”

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eyes lit up. “Can you lend him to me for a few

glared at Edgar, displeased with Joan’s obvious interest in him. “Put on

buttoned up his shirt, deliberately ignoring

a spoiled child. “Let’s play for a couple of days,

eyebrows furrowed. “No, there’s no need to discuss it.”