Chapter 45

Upon hearing Layla’s words, Gavin was taken aback.

His gaze turned stiffly toward his aunt, Kris.

Although Kris was his aunt, she was almost the same age as him!

His mother was the eldest daughter in the Conor family, so she was Kris’s elder sister.

Kris was his mother’s youngest sister in the family.

She was born almost in the same year as Gavin.

Later, when Gavin learned about this, he couldn’t help but marvel at his grandfather’s vitality.

Kris and Gavin had grown up together from childhood.

Moreover, Kris had once been the most beautiful woman in Brookspring, her figure leaving nothing to be desired.

Even though Kris was covered in wounds, Gavin had a way to heal them.

This…

He had to bathe Kris himself? How could he do that?

After all, he was a strong young man!

“No! Absolutely not!”

Gavin instinctively shook his head in refusal.

On the other side, Zoe and Layla naturally understood Gavin’s thoughts.

They exchanged a glance, both showing a helpless look.

Layla tried to persuade Gavin.

“Gavin, don’t forget, when you were a child, you used to bathe with Kris all the time!”

Gavin’s face blushed at the mention of this.

He still remembered the memories when he was a child. Kris used to pester him every day, even going so far as to join him

in the bath. He recalled how she would undress and climb into the tub with him, unfazed by his nudity.

However, that was when they were children!

Gavin cleared his throat and said, “Layla, as you said, that was when we were children. We’re all grown up now!”

“That’s right!” Layla said matter-of-factly.

“You weren’t shy back then. Why are you suddenly shy now, Gavin?”

Well, it would be strange and concerning if he became less shy as he grew up!

Gavin was about to instinctively refuse, but Zoe spoke up.

“Gavin! Just go ahead and give Kris a bath! Otherwise, what should we do now?

leave her all dirty without changing her

“Well…

Gavin had nothing to say.

a must!

into contact with over the past week?

bath no matter

bathed Kris himself, it would be awkward since Gavin was a man. However, Kris was already traumatized She would not let Zoe

he do?

was no

“Well, it looks like

and Layla

the clean clothes on the bathroom

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and Layla said together, “Then we won’t disturb

left the bathroom, closing the door with a

ungrateful women!”

their loyalty

“Sigh…”

deeply and then turned

“Kris, I’m sorry for this. We’re

something was off about what

hand toward Kris and began to carefully remove

presence seemed to have a calming effect.

Kris felt

Kris remained perfectly still, showing no signs of

at Gavin with her

with the utmost care,

he removed Kris’s

his eyes.

was because Kris was covered in gruesome

lower regions remained untouched,

only imagine the pain Kris had endured.

traced over Kris’s scars. Despite the raging anger in

None of those people from the Holman family will

Gavin, her expression blank. However, a single glistening

long, Kris was dressed neatly. She was led

were swift, for there was no time

deal with

long, he would not be able to handle it.

Kris out of the bathroom, he found Zoe and Layla snuggled up together and slept in the

space for Kris at all!

current state, it seemed unlikely she would sleep peacefully

sigh, Gavin tucked Zoe and Layla in, then

could

front of the Clifford family’s ruined estate was far from

son!

mournful cries echoed through

family estate, Zachary waited in vain for news of his son.

a group of

the scene he saw there shocked him

head had been brutally

weren’t for the distinctive birthmark and the clothes Zayn wore, Zachary might not have recognized him at all.

his son had brought with him

knees beside his son’s lifeless body, wailing in

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