Chapter 1652

Their eyes met, one coyly gentle, the other startled. Neither spoke for a moment, until Xavier realized he was still holding Norah’s hand. He quickly let go, his brow furrowing in confusion, “What are you doing here?”

Norah grinned at him from across the table, her eyes twinkling mischievously. The fact that we can gaze at the moon together, isn’t it like fate’s little gift

to us?”

Xavier stared back at the young woman, “Shouldn’t you be with your family? You should go back.”

“Can you stop trying to get rid of me?” Norah huffed, cradling her left wrist in complaint, “Why so rough? See, you’ve left a mark!”

Xavier frowned, his voice soft, “Let me see”

Norah scooted over to his side, extending her wrist for his examination, “See for yourself.”

Her skin was naturally fair and Xavier’s grip had been strong. The resulting bruise on her wrist was strikingly prominent.

pierced his shoulder, found the bruise on the young

bar nearby. Xavier approached, asking for some analgesic

was polite, phoning the customer service department. In a few minutes, the ointment

thanked them, taking the

whole time, resembling an obedient little girl. As he sat down, she immediately extended her wrist for him to apply the

ointment.

the ointment, grasping her hand. He dabbed some onto a cotton ball and carefully applied it to her bruised wrist. The potent scent of Arnica filled

ointment doesn’t smell great, but it works well. Just bear with it, Xavier spoke, his movements a tad rough but his expression serious.

not that

around like that behind my

playful grin didn’t waver, “If you hurt me, I’ll just

hand, holding the medicinal cotton ball, tightened slightly. Norah winced,

but Xavier’s expression remained stoic, “If you can’t even handle this much pain, think of your

stopped laughing, looking down in

handed her the bottle, “Take this home. Apply it three

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