The Wrong Woman

Chapter 79

As Nathan approached Suzanne, she felt his warmth and caught a whiff of his shampoo.

Her heart started to race, and she had the urge to pull her hand back.

Nathan held onto her hand, unwrapping the bandage to take a look at the wound. The stitches were still in place on her palm, and there was no sign of the wound scabbing over yet.

Nathan’s expression grew solemn.

Suzanne felt a twinge of guilt and thought about pulling her hand back, but Nathan gripped it even tighter.

He carefully rewrapped her wound and casually said, “This unscabbed wound needs to stay dry. I can help with bathing and changing the dressing. What do you say?”

Her cheeks burned, and she whispered, “I’ve asked Emily for help.”

“Just let me know if you need anything. Hold off on going out until w arrest the culprit. Just give me a heads up if you want to go somewhere, I’ll arrange for someone to protect you,” Nathan advis

A sweet warmth suffused Suzanne as she watched him wrapping t bandage. She wished the bandage was long enough to last forev

“Are you heading out?” Suzanne glanced up at him. The way he earnestly lowered his head to carefully bandage her had a magica

effect on her.

soon.” Nathan’s voice was deep and

hours of sleep. Aren’t you

only now grasping the reason she ha

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her hand, turned around, and carried on

his shirt.

that

a bit

and threw on a cardigan,

his phone and watch. Then, he pulled a

every move. Once he was all set, he walked past

some rest. Call me if

A strange sense of emptiness crept into Suzanne’s heart. Nathan had barely stepped out, but she had already missed

showed up at the office to collect his money for selling the bottle of hydronium.

signature on the paperwork, the finance

and mumbled, “My

and walked over to Alan. “Dr. Howard, you’ve been part of Sunterland for ages. Your

shock and took a moment

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