Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 5

Julie sighed with relief, looking towards the leather couch not far away. She dragged herself over and plopped down, bone–tired.

She thought Kieran wouldn’t come back, but he was back in a minute, with a tube of ointment in his hand.

Being on guard, Julie watched him approach, his deep voice sounding above her, “Rub in some ointment.”

Once he finished, he set the ointment down by Julie’s couch.

The spot where the motorbike had hit hurt like hell, Julie didn’t want to torture herself anymore. So, she picked up the ointment and headed for the bathroom.

Kieran watched the bathroom door close, with a serious look on his face.

Besides her upper thigh, Julie’s back was also aching, probably from the motorbike falling on her lower.

back.

The pain on her leg wasn’t as bad as her back, so Julie took off her dress, ready to apply the ointment to her back first. But she couldn’t reach the wound, her brows furrowed in frustration. She picked up a cotton swab, dipped it in the ointment, and was about to apply it when the bathroom door was pushed open by Kieran…

Kieran had snatched the cotton swab from her. Then he turned her

knew it was the feeling of the ointment on

quickly turning

her towards the mirror, “Don’t turn around, I don’t want to

chest.”

was only

herself in the mirror,

reflection in the mirror, “I don’t need your

focused on applying the

without her heels, she was only shoulder–height to him. She used to love hugging him from behind, feeling

in silence for him to finish applying the ointment.

right?” Kieran’s voice came from behind her.

for the towel next to her, wrapping it around herself. She reached out to snatch the ointment from Kieran, her expression

Kieran simply lifted his

the ointment back. So, she decided to stop arguing with him and

out at some point. Losing her balance, she