Chapter 59
“You’re hurt, Mommy!” Jared exclaimed, sounding pained at the sight of Anastasia’s injury.
Anastasia was stunned as well. This guy went into the pharmacy just so he could get some ointment and bandages for me?
She watched as Elliot dabbed an antiseptic-soaked cotton bud over the gash that ran along her leg before carefully bandaging the area.

He tended to the wound deftly as though having done this routinely before, and it didn’t take long for him to wrap things up.
“Thank you,” Anastasia said a little stiffly. She thought he had done far too much for her this evening.

Eliliot placed the carrier bag of first-aid stuff on the coffee table and said, “Change the dressing on your own for the next few days.”
“Got it.

that day, she dared not look at him for too long. What was more, all his help this evening only made her feel worse. “Thank you, Mr.

the front door, opened it, and left. It was only then did Anastasia let out a sigh of relief. She pulled Jared into her arms, holding him close to ease the knots in her stomach and calm her wildly-beating heart. Similarly, Jared threw his arms

I will never leave my son with vicious people like Erica and her mother ever again, because I’d rather die than trust them.

terrified, and she was sure that she would lose the will to live should anything happen to her child. She lay down and pulled

about how Elliot had stayed with her for a better part of the night while she was

me to meet his grandmother? I suppose I could entertain the idea and make things even between

with fruits and gifts in hand. This time, he came alone without Erica and Naomi’s company. In any case, he understood that Erica had a role to play in allowing Jared to go missing

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