Lenora stood still, her thoughts drifting back to the news she had just seen. She asked, "Didn't you go to the hospital? Why didn't you sort it out while you were there?" "Who said I went to the hospital?"

"The news reported that the two injured individuals were rushed to the hospital for treatment."

"I didn't go to the hospital."

Zachary saw Lenora standing still and repeated, "Nora, could you come over and give me a hand?"

Lenora observed the knife wounds on his shoulder and arm. Besides that, there were several bruises and scrapes scattered across his body.

Her eyes flickered slightly. Though she was reluctant to admit it, she couldn't deny the concern that welled up within her.

"Why don't you go to the hospital and get it treated?" After a moment of silence, she finally mustered the courage to say it.

"I don't want to. The hospital is crowded and chaotic. Who knows, I might

He didn't like his private life to be under a spotlight.

He also didn't want Lenora to know that Susanna was hurt because of him.

"Should I call Mr. Lancaster to come in?"

"He isn't here. He has gone to deal with something else

"What about your other secretaries...

"If you're not willing, then forget it. I'll do it myself."

in into a reporter

Zachary lowered his gaze, a self-deprecating smile playing on his lips. He opened the first aid kit in front of him, rummaging for ointment and gauze.

He haphazardly applied the ointment onto the wound, clumsily wrapping it with gauze in a rather skewed

manner.

After several painstaking rounds of wrapping, he realized that there was no scissors, leaving him no choice but to tear the gauze by hand. After a few attempts to tear it, he ended up tightening the bandage, causing the area around the wound to

turn red.

Suddenly, the sound of a door opening echoed.

He looked up, only to find that Lenora's figure was no longer in sight.

Zachary froze, leaning powerlessly against the back of the couch, no longer continuing his act.

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the gauze. With a simple yank,

it already?" Lenora appeared at

with surprise as he stared at her. He pressed his lips together, then lowered his gaze. "Mmm-hmm, you should get back to work. I can manage on my own. Lenora furrowed her brows. "I brought you a pair of

scissors next to the first aid kit. "I'm heading back to work now. Don't

noticing that his pants were still damp,

and walk away, Zachary felt a tightness in

halted, tuming to look at him. "Is there anything

rose to his feet, his gaze deeply fixed on Lenora. "Nora, does

their eyes locked. She let out a

was still with Susanna, who had taken knife for him and is now lying in the hospital. Yet he has the audacity to come and ask me if it pains me

wounds and changing your

as one of the victims from the news. was natural that she could also figure out that the other injured

lunch with Mr. Chance this afternoon. He left first, and then I ran into those people. I have no idea why Susanna was there, let alone why

of hesitation. "If

need to

There was no need to hide anything from her or painstakingly create any pretense of coincidence. However, she simply didn't care, Moreover, Susanna, in a touching

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for Zachary to agree to a divorce, and she could immediately grant them their

eyes darkening. You don't believe

a moment. "used to trust you deeply,

anymore."

lesson. She came to understand that even

who had it easiest when it came to deceiving her and manipulating

personally shattered her

sour feeling creeping up

what, Susanna was injured because of you. You can't just abandon her at the hospital. Go and see her. I need to get back to work." She turned

out, attempting

slipped away from his grasp, leaving nothing but thin

dejectedly in place, lying in

of disinfectant filled her nostrils

only one by his

Zack?" Susanna asked

shook her head, gesturing toward the door. "He didn't come to the hospital. He sent his

ask Mr. Lancaster why he didn't come?" Zachary isn't keeping vigil by my side here But I took a knife for him! Was it Lenora who stopped him from coming? "I asked, and

just a bit of

asking the doctor earlier

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