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.”

picked up his cup and took a sip. He was trying his

“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

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

wound was dressed, he went

flowers in the garden. Just before noon, she finally replied to Lynch’s message. She told him to

the name she told him the

talent. It was easy to tell that

figured that Brielle was either rich or

Ariana had to strike while the iron was hot. She had

minutes after she sent the

her

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