Chapter 497

Half an hour?

Sheena had ignored him for nearly an hour yesterday when he knelt!

However, Elliot would not tell her that. He simply nodded and said, “You personally applied ointment to my hand, and I thought you didn’t want me to apply any to my knees.”

Worried that he might appear too pitiful and be caught by Sheena, Elliot quickly added, “Actually, it was also because of our late–night exercise, and I forgot.”

Sheena ignored his subtle meanings because Sheila’s words lingered in her mind.

It left her with a mix of emotions.

“Is your hand still hurting? Show me.”

Elliot obediently spread out his left hand for her inspection. Despite applying medicine the previous night, his palm was still swollen and tinged with shades of purple.

“Was it this serious last night?”

“No, it’s probably from last night. My palms were pressed together, and blood circulation was blocked, causing the swelling. But it doesn’t hurt anymore.”

If it did not hurt now, it indicated that it was indeed quite painful last night.

wondered how she could have been so

accompanied by an unprecedented sense of defeat that

She was right. I’ve been treating you so poorly. I promised to spoil you, but I’ve only

Elliot did not know who the ‘she‘ in her words referred to, he keenly sensed she was sobbing between words. Using his right hand, he lifted her lowered chin, meeting her teary, glistening

make her cry with his self- pity act. Seeing her blame herself and

caressed her

from your delicate fists count as pain? You underestimate your man. Besides,

“You’re just trying to comfort me. I know

spoke seriously and affectionately, “I wasn’t intentionally trying to comfort you. Your anger

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were crippled by

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with you at

I need to

you. I really, really

“So, do you…”

the in the same way?‘ The last part

never managed to ask

words lingered in his mind, making him reconsider all that had happened during this period. While she was willing to give him a chance and be with him, she had

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