Chapter 248

Unnerved by Debra's piercing gaze, Hester hurriedly lowered her head and left the bedroom.

As she reached the bottom of the stars, she found Juan already finishing his conversation with Melody.

Melody cast a glance at Hester, sending a shive 'own her spine. From that glance, Hester sensed Melody's displeasure,

She couldn't help but wonder if Melody had seen through her tricks, as Debra mentioned earlier.

Juan opened the bedroom door and heard running water from the bathroom. His eyes fell on the unopened medical kit on the counter. He picked it up and took out the medicine, just as the bathroom door opened. Debra walked out, wrapped in a bathrobe that outlined her perfect figure. Water droplets were glistening in her hair.

She frowned, not hearing him enter the room. She had expected him to be in a lengthy discussion with Melody, but he had come up so quickly.

Juan took in her reaction and pressed his lips together. "I'll apply the medicine for you."

Her injury was not serious at all, and the wound had stopped bleeding.

before sitting down beside him. As Juan carefully applied the medicine, their

eyes lingered on her smooth, fair neck, Juan felt a

within him.

done?"

band-aid from

"Done," he replied.

putting distance between

was deliberately creating that space, and

a moment of silence, he

her expression indifferent. "What's wrong? Losing confidence now? Don't say I didn't warn you. You didn't listen to

told Juan that things would not work out between them.

insistence on staking his entire fortune that had led them to

admitted, a bitter smile on his lips. "I've never lacked

you're afraid of losing the Nichols Group, I'll give you a chance now. Cancel

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