Chapter 228

Just when Leanna was about to run away, Aidan stopped in front of her and picked a pillow up. Then he held her ankle and put it on the pillow.

She reflexively wanted to retreat, but he held her leg. "You're bleeding," he said plainly.

Leanna looked at her leg to find it looking bloody. Probably happened when I was climbing the boulders. She held a pillow. "And it's your fault."

Aidan said nothing. He took the medical kit from the table behind him and cleaned her wound.

She rested her chin on the pillow as she stared at him quietly.

He looked unusually gentle under the light. Putting everything aside, Aidan was a charming man. Until he opens his mouth.

She finally believed Daphne. All the scandals about him were fake, and he was just playing along. Almost nobody could survive his mockery, after all.

And then he coolly said, "Don't stare at me, unless you plan on staying the night."

Is sex all he thinks of?

He placed the medical kit back in its place after her wound was cleaned. "It'll take about an hour." He looked at the time. "You can sleep if you want to."

She kept her eyes wide open. "Thanks, but I'm not sleepy."

Aidan knew what she was thinking. He chuckled and went into the bathroom.

the sound of running water coming from the bathroom. It was supposed to be a regular sound, but the overwhelming silence of the villa unnerved

of the sofa in an attempt to stop hearing the sounds coming from the bathroom. Eventually, the water stopped flowing, and she heaved a quiet sigh

of hurried footsteps coming from the

turned around and saw Elijah and the manager. She nodded. "I'm

bandaged leg and

got down from the sofa. The moment her foot hit the ground, the pain made her temples

and held her. He pursed his lips and apologized, "Sorry for this."

Apparently, she didn't

but a robe. He was staring at them, and

gone, the manager came up and wiped the sweat off his forehead. "Mr. Parker insisted on

"It's alright. Whether he comes or

went into the driver's

asked, "How did you find

couldn't reach you on your phone, so I

he came in

He also knew Leanna still liked him, and it made him panic. It was possible she might relent

gala ended. The hotel staff kept trying to keep him away, but

later, Leanna said,

realized this sooner and

too. I thought I could handle this, but all I did

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