Chapter 348

He extended the box towards me, speaking softly, “Take a look.”

-Arnica Cream

When I finally made out the bold letters on the box, I wished the ground would swallow me whole. Hastily getting up, I said, “Just leave the medication with me. I’ll take a shower and apply it myself.”

If it hadn’t been for him, I would have forgotten about my fall.

“Sure.”

A playful smile touched his lips, his tone teasing, “I’ve already asked the concierge to send up Christine, in case you need help reaching those tricky spots.”

From the get–go, he had considered the privacy of my injury.

It was just my imagination.

The longer I thought about it, the more embarrassed I felt, until I just got mad. I pushed him out of the room and tried to slam the door shut.

But he stopped the door with one hand and, much like the night before, suddenly pinched my face, his voice seductive, “Jane, Merry Christmas.”

As he spoke, the sound of fireworks burst outside.

The brilliant fireworks lit up the entire room through the floor–to–ceiling windows, making him seem all the more unrestrained.

this

901

through quickly when

boldly

to be outdone, the Ford family launched an electronic device featuring technology that the Ferguson Group was planning to unveil

they ended up making a wedding dress for

some clients from Vista Town after the New Year to

our stay and treat it like a

the news online, puzzled, “Do you think Gregory would really keep up this rivalry with Bryant over

don’t know.” I shrugged.

with Gregory. We hadn’t even called each other; at most, he would occasionally send a text, asking what I was up to.

couldn’t be sure if he was doing

with no confidence in matters

longer believed that a man would go to such lengths for

was just the

through her phone, she suddenly sat up straight,

what?” I

for the Myers family

handed me her phone, a bit concerned for me. “It’s confirmed.

“That’s good.”

Ramona could finally find some peace. Her longing to

really

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