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.”

his cup and took a sip. He was trying

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, don’t eat any soy sauce. That

breakfast time passed as Ariana chattered on. For the first time, Theodore patiently listened to

wound was dressed,

Just before noon, she finally replied to Lynch’s message. She told him to meet her at

she told him the night before and

a new talent. It was easy to tell that she had connections with people

this point, Lynch must have figured that Brielle was either rich or powerful. Possibly

She had to get what she wanted

after she sent the message, her phone rang. It

her throat,

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