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?”

She was clearly dressed very plainly and looked like a poor person, but she was still targeted by

probably just unlucky!”

you remember what they

I

were all wearing black masks. I only remember that the leader had a

while. “I will look into this. I will not let them go scot–free.”

her. After a while, he was done with her back. He poured a little more ointment onto his palm and said

head and asked,

a wound on your

but imagine that scene in her mind. She said awkwardly, “I can see the

“I already have

ointment onto my palm. I’ll

chuckled. “It’s not like

why would he say such a

d

Chapter 72

wished she could find a hole

can’t do it yourself if you want to. Don’t move.

her down by her shoulder with one hand and placed the other

from Brian’s palms warmed her face. As they sat facing each other, her checks felt like they were

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

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