Mr. Sallow's Sinful Wife by Maisie Chasey

Chapter 165 Fatal Tenderness

Three minutes later, Nancy was surprised to see Nicholas standing outside when she opened the door. “What are you doing here?”

“Didn’t you hurt your leg?” Nicholas asked.

Initially, he was angry that she was out with Christian, but when he learned that she had injured her leg, all his anger disappeared. He simply wanted to see her as soon as possible to check on her injury.

Suddenly, Nancy was swept off her feet as Nicholas picked her up and carried her to the couch. In that moment, she realized that he knew her place better than his own. His sudden display of tenderness and consideration completely surprised her.

“Where did you hurt yourself? Let me see it.” Crouching down, he extended his hand to remove her bedroom slippers and examine her injury.

Hastily, Nancy pulled her legs back and said in embarrassment, “It’s alright. It just hurt a little when I twisted it, and I’ve already checked it. It’s not very serious.”

“What do you mean it’s not serious?” He insisted, grabbing her feet with a strong grip. Unable to move, Nancy could only let him remove her bedroom slippers.

Then, he removed her sock, revealing the injury on her ankle.

Instantly, his face fell, and his tone became more serious. “It’s discolored and swollen. How can you say it’s not serious?”

“I applied some medication earlier. It should be fine tomorrow morning once the swelling goes down.” she mumbled.

“It’s swollen to the size of a golf ball. Do you really think it will go down overnight?” he asked.

She sheepishly touched her nose, not saying anything.

“What medication did you use? Let me see it,” he requested.

pointed to the balm on the table, and he picked it up to read the label before placing it back. Then, he called Lynn.

and its meaning. So, Mr. Sallow is at Ms. Nancy’s place? Well, that means he was in a hurry to leave today because he wanted to meet

to greet Nicholas and chat

Mr. Sallow, I wanted to warn you because it looks like there might be a storm later” However, as he rode the elevator down, he reconsidered and thought it was

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half an hour of applying a cold compress, the swelling on Nancy’s leg had subsided slightly, but it

it a few more times, Nancy couldn’t help but

hurts when it’s so red. You didn’t feel the pain earlier because of the cold compress. Now that the cool sensation is gone, you’ll definitely feel the pain.” he explained. “This balm is effective. Ill apply some on you, and you can apply it again before going

“Okay”

her pain and made her more comfortable. When everything was done, Nicholas picked up her slippers and wanted to put them on for her,

her socks or shoes for her. Surprisingly, he was now willing to do all these things humbly after their separation. She couldn’t deny that she was taken aback, but she no longer dared to associate these gestures

medication on the table. He stared

stunned before realizing that he was referring to

“Do you really think I’m such a casual woman? Even if we’re divorced, most couples wouldn’t start dating

picking you up after work and taking you home. What do you

had always prided himself on having above-average emotional and intellectual intelligence. But when it

of them fell silent, and the air around them grew still. Checking the time, Nicholas saw that it was already 10:00 PM, so even if he didn’t want to, it was time to leave.

rest.”

walk you out.”

Nicholas opened it. Just as he was about to step out, an exceptionally loud thunderclap shook the

Nicholas of her fear of thunder.

asked.

she honestly replied.

he could finish his sentence, Nancy pressed her lips together and interrupted, “But I’ll have to get used to it sooner or later.