Chapter 1923

Liam cast a blank look at her before taking the towel and drying his face with it.

Then, he gently ruffled her hair. “Did I scare you back there?”

Caprice shook her head. “No.”

She was slightly startled, but not to the point of being scared.

Liam smiled faintly. “Sit down. Let me see your head.”

Caprice did as she was told and sat down on a nearby chair.

He delicately parted her hair with his slender fingers and studiously inspected the spot where she had just bumped her head when she was lurking outside the study.

Caprice pursed her lips into a thin smile and told him, “Liam, I’m fine. It doesn’t even hurt anymore.”

He seemed relieved. “Yeah.”

There was some slight redness, but there was no wound.

After watching him return to his usual demeanor, she asked, “What happened to you back there?”

looked like he wanted to devour her

he added, “It’s just… a common reaction from

common reaction from a man? What was

was left

away and seemed to be headed somewhere

to stop probing him for answers. She got up

his hand into hers, she smiled and gestured. “Here, let me show you the garden in the back. It looks very pretty

smiled and squeezed her hand gently.

Time passed quickly.

the garden for a while when one of the housemaids

but to join them at the dining

was a fine lunch.

and Madam Stockton. With that, he took his

had to answer two urgent calls.

reluctant to let him go, she knew better than to get in the way

car was parked in

and

around, she plunged into

ruffled her hair. “I’ll be

on her tiptoes and pecked the corner of

a radiant smile. “Take care at

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