Chapter 7

“Pfft.” Lizetta choked and coughed.

She looked guilty as sin, and Remington’s eyes grew grimmer, “Spit it out!”

Lizetta hurriedly put down her glass of water, “Is it that I can get pregnant by magic, or do you have some kind

of special talent to reproduce remotely? Which time did you not take proper precautions?”

Her tone became inevitably tinged with bitterness and annoyance towards the end.

“Sharp–tongued, aren’t you!” Remington chuckled ironically.

But he probably also thought it was impossible for her to be pregnant and didn’t pursue the topic further.

He knelt on one knee beside the bed, holding her ankle and opened the medical kit. Lizetta didn’t resist, she knew his temperament and that he was stubborn.

As a husband, he didn’t love her, but as a brother, he was almost perfect. He rested her right foot on his knee, holding her pale ankle and used tweezers with iodine to clean the wound.

He did this with a grace and dignity all his own. She watched him, feeling like she was transported back fourteen years when he carried her bloodied self home, and she wouldn’t let a doctor near her because of her trauma.

The young man squatted in front of her bed, gently treating her wounds.

“Don’t be scared, Liz. I will protect you. We won’t let you get hurt again, okay?”

It had been a long time since they had shared such warmth and closeness. Four years of cold distance was enough to show he didn’t love her!

Remington finished bandaging her up and pulled something out of the medical kit, tossing it to Lizetta.

“Go test yourself.”

a

pressed her lips, “I haven’t eaten anything

test!” The man cut her

really scared of her being pregnant, wasn’t he? It made sense; he had never wanted to

pregnancy test and dragged her weary body

came out and handed the test to

the test with a cool gaze and an icy voice,

having a baby was probably an abomination

sleep in the study. You better reflect

can, her legs gave out, and

something against her ear on

in the vanity mirror and saw the diamond–set gardenia–shaped earrings with two light pink pearls at

her in the end. Lizetta’s feelings were

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had been returned

you okay?”

“Huh?”

expanding his territory and triumphantly returning with a beautiful artist. And a bunch of clueless netizens are

the cash, had organized a few solo

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