Chapter 204 Removing the shirt, he applied the ointment himself, his expression revealing barely restrained frustration.

Out of the corner of her eye, Elizabeth noticed his exposed shoulders and the lean definition of his waist and arms.

She quickly looked away, silently reprimanding herself.

There were countless attractive men in the world, she reminded herself.

Letting herself be swayed by her soon-to-be ex-husband would be pathetic.

Whether it was the relentless rain or Elijah’s presence, an undercurrent of annoyance gnawed at her.

She had left Bayview Villa intending to untangle herself from complex ties, yet here she was, seemingly caught in another emotional snare.

“I can’t reach my back,” Elijah stated abruptly, jolting Elizabeth from her thoughts.

gaze dared her to

to the wound trailing from his shoulder down his

with mud and remnants of previous ointment, the

clean it

mud embedded like that, you’re

mouth, probably to argue, but

fetching water from the

quiet, save for the sound of

as she dabbed at his shoulder with

it left a

away, focusing instead on her

scars she once

relief passed through him, prompting him to comment, “The

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