Chapter 65

William quickly stripped off his blood-stained shirt.

He wondered how much Lucy hated Linda for her to go this far.

If that blow had landed on Linda, the consequences could have been severe.

Linda gently cleaned the wound with antiseptic.

Some of the cuts were deep, and it would hurt when pressure was applied. Even though William didn't say anything. Linda could feel he was enduring a lot of pain.

"If it's too painful, I can get you a towel to bite on," she kindly suggested.

I'm fine

"It's okay. I'm fine," William replied through gritted teeth. He clenched his fists tightly.

The pain he felt now was nothing compared to surviving the fire and what Linda had gone through when she lost her child, let alone the pain he brought him. Linda applied the antiseptic and blew on the wounds to ease the sting.

William was suddenly reminded of their childhood.

He remembered their first meeting when his leg was injured. The kidnapper had tossed him a bottle of medicine and told him to apply it himself.

from the pain, and Linda had comforted him while applying the medicine. She said, "The pain will disappear with each blow." Thinking of those old memories, William felt a pang of

those times to Linda. They were wounds that would never fully

for her.

injuries and

the lobby manager arrived with

Mr. Wilson, the police have taken the perpetrators away. They need both of you

statement,"

"Prepare

the bathroom to wash her

nodded and

was ruined, he needed a new one. As the high and mighty CEO, he couldn't

wear torn clothes.

to a nearby mall to buy some clothes and

are

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Linda felt the need

She remembered that he was the one who helped her deliver the bento boxes she prepared for William. He had even encouraged William to eat them, though William never did.

terms, he was just an employee doing his

fine," she said to

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