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.
rudely she had been with him earlier 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. Handsome,” Jared chimed, looking up as he eyed Elliot with immense gratitude.
“You’re welcome.” Elliot reached out and rubbed Jared’s head affectionately. Then, he cast a long
and left.
It was only then did Anastasia let out a sigh of relief. She pulled Jared into her arms, holding him
I will never leave my son with vicious people like Erica and her mother ever again, because I’d rather die than trust them.
while watching Jared sleep. She was terrified, and she was sure that she
low hiss and found herself
thinking about how Elliot had stayed with her for a better part of the night while she was looking frantically for Jared. He had become her personal driver who sped through
and make things even between us.
That would work out for the best. She could meet with Old Madam Presgrave and dissuade the old lady from
in hand. This time, he came alone without Erica and Naomi’s company. In any case, he
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