Chapter: 69

“No,” he replied bluntly and stared at her.

Something flashed across his eyes as he watched the woman treating his wound with care and patience.

Ariana paused and looked up. “Really? I don’t believe that.”

Theodore looked away for a moment. “You got me. It does hurt.” For some reason, he felt compelled to tell her the truth.

There was a triumphant gleam in Ariana’s eyes. “I knew it! Just sheer bravado.”

he picked up his cup and took a sip. He was trying his best to conceal

not new to Ariana. She continued redressing his wound. “If it hurts, just tell me. You’ll feel better about it. And I promise I won’t mock you. The wound will take around ten days to heal. In the meantime,

as Ariana chattered on. For the first time, Theodore patiently

wound was

Just before noon, she finally replied to Lynch’s message. She told him to meet her at eight o’clock that evening, giving him

she told him the night before and discovered Brielle

completely although she was a new talent. It was easy

have figured that Brielle

hot. She had

she sent the message,

her throat, and answered

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