Chapter 56

“Let’s go.”

“Okay… ouch!”

Aurelia lowered her head to inspect her foot and was surprised to find a scrape on her ankle. Fortunately, the wound wasn’t deep.

She gritted her teeth, put on her shoes, and limped alongside Leslie.

As she stood on the escalator, someone bumped into her. When she exerted force on her foot

to regain her balance, a sharp pain shot through her ankle, making her sway for a moment.

Leslie helped to steady her.

“Stand closer,” Leslie said gruffly.

“Alright, thank you.”

Aurelia took a small step closer to him, but it was so small that it seemed as if she hadn’t moved at all.

Leslie glanced at her. Without hesitation, he pulled her into his embrace.

She stiffened, and she quickly lowered her head.

He couldn’t see her expression clearly, but he could clearly see the tips of her ears turning red.

was surprisingly

feeling. Which

awkward, so Aurelia

did you take the train

car. It’ll only be returned tomorrow morning.”

who had needed a car so that he could take his parents back to their hometown, but he didn’t dare to use Leslie’s luxury cars for fear of attracting

attention.

not pursue the topic further.

station, Aurelia slightly increased the distance between the two

them.

her surprise, she found that Leslie seemed to have no intention of doing the same. He even accommodated her

cautiously. His face was as handsome as ever, but it lacked its

“Watch your step.”

his head to meet

Aurelia quickened her pace, forgetting about her

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ouch…” Aurelia hissed in

tone and immediately shut her mouth. She hoped Leslie would let go of her. Instead, he helped her sit on a bench outside a nearby store.

“Wait here.”

you

soon as Aurelia finished speaking, Leslie entered the neighboring

looked up at the store’s sign and

was a pharmacy.

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