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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initial sharp pain began to fade, and my stiff calf muscles loosened. A wave of relief washed over me, making me almost eager for him to move to the next spot. ""How does it feel now?"

Ladmitted, reging my chin on the back of my hand. "Carter, how do you

do this?"

a leg injury, he

up along the way," he said casually.

my trust, so I nodded.

I spoke too

up to the top of my thigh, the

brushed against my skin. I

my forehead from the sharp, shooting pain. His eyes, warm

faint, almost imperceptible trace of something intimate in

the sheets, silently chanting in my head, "You can't see me.

skin. Each stroke sent my thoughts spiraling

under the soft glow of streetlights. The yard lights cast a warm

started to

dealt with my injuries alone, quietly enduring without

always been

attention

Carter, massaging me with unwavering patience for nearly two hours. He seemed

to creep in. It didn't seem fair for

better now. You can stop. Aren't your

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

bed and spun around in front

and before I knew it, I fell

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murmured in my

the covers tightly around myself until

his tone carrying

passed, I could still feel the

to dwell on

reminded me, "Mrs. Bolton, the Sanders have invited

sweat rolling down my cheeks. "Who's on the guest

"All the Boltons,

the two families recently, the Sanders were likely using the festive season as an opportunity to smooth things

a few personal items I needed to retrieve,

the journal well, so it shouldn't

that journal would become the key

go get

a shower. When I emerged, Carter was waiting for me. with

predicted, I was starting to

your leg? If it does, maybe I

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