Chapter 249 What’s Wrong

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“Oh, right. Go ahead and take Ms. Rivers upstairs to rest first,” Tessa said with a cheerful smile.

Then she turned to Sloane and added, “Ms. Rivers, come keep me company for a chat when you have time.”

Sloane smiled and agreed, “Sure.”

After Tessa left, Lucas led Sloane upstairs, feeling a little uneasy. “Sorry you had to witness all that…

Sloane turned her head and glanced at the red mark on his face. Her chest tightened inexplicably. “It wasn’t your fault. You don’t need to apologize.”

Lucas stopped outside the door to her room. Sloane looked back at him and said, “Come in. I’ll put some ointment on it for you.”

Lucas froze for a second, then nodded and followed her inside.

Sloane took out the ointment she always carried with her and motioned for him to sit on the sofa.

Once Lucas sat down, Sloane stood in front of him, lifted her hand gently, dabbed a bit of ointment with her fingertip, and carefully applied it to the swelling on his face.

fingers brushed lightly against his cheek, and though the cool sensation of the ointment spread through his skin, it couldn’t compete with the warmth rising

back slightly, eyes fixed on her face. Her lashes were lowered, casting faint shadows beneath her eyes. The tip of her nose

cheek, carrying a faint scent–like flowers, or

room seemed thinner, and time itself slowed. Lucas’s heartbeat quickened involuntarily, a surge of emotion threatening to escape. His Adam’s apple bobbed slightly as he spoke,

Her fingers trembled slightly without

and looked

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Chapter 249 What’s Wrong

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her clear eyes. He opened his mouth–his feelings surging to the edge–but in the end, he

up. “Nothing. You

fled from

the door, even as he tried to suppress it, Lucas

chest.

a little longer,” he muttered

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the room, Sloane looked down at the ointment still on her fingertips. She rubbed

call Sloane down for dinner. When she didn’t see Lucas,

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