Chapter 139

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Kris’s heart soared, a grin stretching across his lips as Thalassa walked into the room with Luisa. She looked radiant in a simple yet elegant white dress, her dark hair swept to one side of her neck.

While Luisa shyly went to stand beside Alden, Thalassa paused at the foot of the bed, looking down at Kris with an awkward smile. It was the first smile he had received from her that wasn’t tinged with anything negative.

“How are you feeling, Kris? And don’t tell me ‘fine,“” she said, her voice gentle.

“My shoulder hurts a bit, but not too much,” he admitted, just happy that she was concerned.

Luisa stepped forward with Alden. “Kris, I didn’t get the chance to thank you yesterday, but I can’t express how grateful I am that you saved my life.‘

Kris shifted in the bed, sitting up more as he smiled. “You have nothing to thank me for, Luisa. Besides, I wasn’t the only one. Alden and your brother were all part of it.”

“Yes, and I’m so grateful to both of them,” Luisa said, glancing up at Alden with a slight blush before turning back to Kris. “But it was you who took the bullet for me.”

“I also owe you my gratitude, Kris,” Thalassa said hesitantly, her voice uncertain. “And my apologies, too.”

to apologize

also for calling you a liar when you tried to warn me about Clark. I’m sorry. I should’ve told you that I also had my suspicions and was

this was the first time he was hearing this. Alden jumped in to explain the attack on Thalassa outside the restaurant, how she later realized it was Clark behind it, and how that had

“If you had your suspicions, then why didn’t you say anything? Why did you still keep that

or send him away because I wasn’t sure what he would do if he knew things weren’t going his way. I figured it would be easier to control him if

dangerous. I was afraid he’d target you if he thought you were against him.” Her expression hardened. “And that’s exactly what he did. I’m so

brief hug. “You know what? Can we all stop talking about that bastard? He’s ruining my mood. Let’s just

all smiled, and Kris turned to the doctor, who was still in the room.

to take care of you for at least a week. You’ll need help with cooking, changing the bandages, adjusting the sling, and so on. You can’t do that

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Luisa interjected with a smile. “He has his family and maids who can take care of

exchanging a look with Alden. Luisa noticed the change in their expressions and asked,

his family

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