Loved You Once But He's My Forever

Chapter 186

Billionaire Is 191

Chapter 191 The Journal

My face burned even redder, but at this point, there was no turning back.

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The moment my silk robe slipped to the floor, I collapsed onto the bed like a lifeless doll, burying my face. into the soft silk sheets beneath me.

Out of the corner of my ear, I thought 1 heard a faint chuckle from Carter, though I didn't dare to lift my head and confirm it.

Muffled by the sheets, I muttered, "Carter, you can start now."

To break the awkwardness, I even tried to joke. "Don't go easy on me just because I'm a delicate woman."

"Alright." His laugh was clearer this time, low and warm

Then, he lifted my leg gently.

The unexpected contact made me flinch, my instincts pulling me away.

"Don't be scared, Zoey,"

His soothing tone calmed me, and I forced myself to stay still as he applied a cool ointment to my calf and began spreading it evenly.

The room filled with the faint scent of herbs. The moment his fingers pressed down, I couldn't help but

cry out.

I'm not even using much pressu

"Okay...

Relax."

He started massaging gently. "It might hurt a little at first, but the ointment works best with this technique. You'll feel much better tomorrow."

His words startled me. "Wait, you're going to massage it too?

"Of course. After exercise, you do stretches or use a massage gun to relax your muscles, don't you? This is the same idea. Just think of me as your massage therapist." Think of Carter as a massage therapist. Who in their right mind would dare?

Still, his technique felt surprisingly professional. Each motion pressed perfectly into the tension points along my muscles and tendons.

Gripping the sheets tightly, I clenched my teeth against the pain.

"Just hang in there, he murmured in a low, soothing voice, "A bit of pain now, and you'll feel much better

afterward.

"Alright...

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down at the bedspread, now crumpled in my

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and my stiff calf muscles loosened. A wave of relief washed over me, making

on the back of my hand.

do this?"

leg injury, he

picked it up along the way," he said casually. "Alright, next is your thigh. You're

hands had earned my trust, so I

spoke too

thigh, the heat that had finally subsided returned

against my skin. I let out

formed on my forehead from the sharp, shooting pain. His eyes, warm and focused, met mine. "Be good. Zoey. Just endure it

was a faint, almost imperceptible trace of

silently chanting in my head,

fingertips against my skin.

falling again, fluttering down under the soft glow of streetlights. The yard lights cast a warm and

to

with my injuries alone, quietly enduring without anyone to lean

been focused

attention

me with unwavering patience for nearly two hours.

It didn't seem fair for him to

I'm feeling much better now. You can stop. Aren't your hands

faintly. "I'm fine. Are you sure you're

and spun around in front of him. "Look,

knew

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waist, holding me close as his deep, husky voice murmured in my car, "Zoey, I'm a normal man.

until I was cocooned. From

carrying a trace of indulgence.

moment passed, I could still feel the lingering warmth of his fingertips on my

exhausted to dwell on it and

training, Damian reminded me, "Mrs. Bolton, the Sanders have invited you

mid-crunch, beads of sweat rolling down my

"All the Boltons,

like a simple family dinner. Given the tension between the two families recently, the Sanders were likely using the festive season as an opportunity to smooth

I needed to retrieve, including a

hidden the journal well, so it shouldn't have been

the key

go

my weary body back to my room, I took a shower. When I emerged, Carter was waiting for me. with a

last night's incident, as he'd predicted, I was starting to

you, Carter. By the way, does massage help your leg? If it

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