Chapter 1497
Preston suddenly raised his hand and touched her cheek.
When his warm fingertips covered her face, Harper instinctively recoiled.
“What are you doing?”
“Does it hurt?”
The tenderness in his tone and the gentleness in his actions momentarily stunned Harper.
“It doesn’t hurt anymore.”
She turned her head away, avoiding his touch. Her mind was still overwhelmed, and all she wanted was to heal her wounds and clean herself up.
With this in mind, she turned her head and looked at Preston,
whose fingers were still suspended in mid-air.

“There are doctors here to take care of me. You should go back.”
Upon hearing this, Preston slowly retracted his fingers.
“I will stay at the hospital during this time to take care of you.”
“I know you don’t want to be close to any man right now, but please believe me, I won’t do anything to you.”
He knew she needed time to recover, and he would be by her side, accompanying her through this nightmare.
The unwavering determination in his eyes left Harper momentarily speechless.
“You are not obligated to take care of me.”
There was no relationship left between them, and they had even had many conflicts, which made the situation quite awkward.
Preston didn’t respond to Harper’s words. He simply took her hand, pressed her hand back, and lowered his head to continue
applying medicine.
After finishing the treatment, he put down the cotton swab, turned
around, and left. Harper thought he had left because she waited
for a long time and he didn’t come back.
She closed her tired eyes and fell asleep quickly. The man waiting
outside, once she was completely asleep, he reentered and sat down by the hospital bed.
Because of the medication, Harper slept deeply and had
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