Chapter 72

He poured some ointment onto his palm. “Bear with it. It might sting a little.”

With that, he placed his warm and dry palm on her smooth back.

“Hiss…”

He had just rubbed her back gently when she cried out in pain.

Brian looked over worriedly and asked, Does it hurt a lot?”

Grace took a deep breath,” It hurs a lot less than when I was beaton. Please continue.”

Brian increased the pressure bit by bit. He rubbed her bruises until one of them dissipated before he continued rubbing the ointment on another bruise

“Who hit you?”

Grace thought for a moment. “I think they were trying to rob me.”

Brian sat down by the bed. As he continued to apply the ointment on the bruises, he said, “You’re not even dressed that ostentatiously. Why would they rob you?”

clearly dressed very plainly and looked like

just

remember

I

“They were all wearing black masks. I only remember that

a while. “I will look

for her. After a while, he was done with her back.

head and

still have a wound on your

help but imagine that scene in her mind. She said awkwardly, “I

have the ointment on my

turned around. “Transfer the ointment onto my palm.

at her. Her cheeks were flushed. He chuckled. “It’s not like

it, why would he say such

d

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wished she could find a

want to. Don’t move. Let me apply the ointment on the injuries on

with one hand and placed

felt especially sensitive as the heat from Brian’s palms warmed her face. As they sat facing each

sure if she was seeing things, Brian’s breathing seemed to become more erratic. With each breath getting slower,

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