Chapter 123

Avery reentered the bedroom with a first aid kit in her hand.

She knelt down by Elliot's legs and began to undress his wounds.

His injuries were more severe than she had imagined.

A large piece of skin was missing from his leg, revealing the bloody red flesh underneath...

He must have been in agony!

Elliot barely twitched while Avery treated and dressed his wounds.

He noticed that her breathing had turned heavy. 2

"It looks worse than it is. It doesn't hurt," he said, his voice piercing through the silence.

He wanted to make her feel better, but she did not want his false consolation.

Avery poked his wound with her finger, causing Elliot to inhale sharply.

"Tell me again how much it doesn't hurt," she said as she glared at him with reddened eyes.

Elliot placed his arms behind him, then narrowed his eyes and said, "It doesn't hurt."

He was betting on her not poking at his wound again.

Her heart would ache at his pain.

have to be on bed rest for at least another

and

against the bed's headboard and picked up his phone from

a call, then asked, "What did you find

found its mark, but it had not punctured any major organs. It was

being interrogated

and won't say a thing. We're going to have to use some

to talk. We'll get what we're looking for before dawn,"

him die before

was the one who went through such lowly

life. 1

car crash half a year ago

to let the same

and grabbed his pills from the

of medication and had to take a handful

swallowed the pills, then placed the

that moment, the bathroom door opened and

I don't think it's a good idea for us to sleep on the same bed with

afraid I'll end up bumping into you during the night," she said as she approached

bed.

hurting me?" Elliot asked as he stared

you trying to

Avery climbed into bed and sat up next

she glanced at him with a

I won't have to worry about you doing anything

be afraid of?"

unbridled appearance aroused a desire in Elliot to

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