The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 972:

Pierre tensed slightly. He looked up and replied, “No, I value this job.”

“If you value it so much, why did you hesitate that day?” Gemma’s eyes were clear, reflecting pure curiosity. “You seemed to pause by the bed for quite some time before you decided to help me.”

Pierre furrowed his brow. “I lacked experience.”

“You’re a doctor, and you don’t know first aid?”

“I was inexperienced with your specific condition and hesitant to intervene improperly.”

Gemma was at a loss for words. She didn’t intend to blame Pierre. She merely sought understanding. “If guarding me displeases you, you can tell my brother. He won’t force you.”

Pierre simply said, “No.”

Their conversation was brief.

came over. “Miss Hampton,

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cast a curious glance at Pierre, who nodded and stepped

peculiar walk and watched him for a moment

Gemma’s arm and whispered, “Miss Hampton, you should

yet she felt slightly displeased. “I was

anything, just give orders. Mr. Hampton insists that you maintain distance from everyone but

I’m an adult, capable of making my own decisions. Besides, Pierre is my personal bodyguard. How can

logical, she still urged caution.

rigidly. She harbored some doubts. That night at the hotel in Warrington, she faintly recalled Pierre’s seeming indifference to her

Gemma chose not to linger