Chapter 123 

Avery reentered the bedroom with a first aid kit in her hand.

She knelt down by Elliot’s legs and began to undress his wounds.

His injuries were more severe than she had imagined.

A large piece of skin was missing from his leg, revealing the bloody red flesh underneath…

He must have been in agony!

Elliot barely twitched while Avery treated and dressed his wounds.

He noticed that her breathing had turned heavy.

“It looks worse than it is. It doesn’t hurt,” he said, his voice piercing through the silence.

He wanted to make her feel better, but she did not want his false consolation.

Avery poked his wound with her finger, causing Elliot to inhale sharply.

“Tell me again how much it doesn’t hurt,” she said as she glared at him with reddened eyes.

Elliot placed his arms behind him, then narrowed his eyes and said, “It doesn’t hurt.”

not poking

heart would ache at

have to be on bed rest for at least another week. Don’t go running

bed’s headboard and picked up his phone from

made a call, then asked, “What did

not

interrogated at

drastic measures to get him to talk. We’ll get what we’re looking for before dawn,” reported the man on the other end of the

let him die before

who went through such lowly means

car crash half a year ago had

refused to let the same thing

grabbed his pills

four types of medication and had

swallowed the pills, then placed the

the bathroom door opened

don’t think it’s a good idea for us to sleep on the same bed with the state of your injuries. I’m afraid I’ll end up bumping into you during the night,” she said as she approached

worried about hurting me?” Elliot asked as he stared at her with clear yet deep eyes. “Or are you trying to run away from

flushed cheeks, Avery climbed into bed and

on her face. “The way you are now, I guess I won’t have to worry about

unbridled appearance aroused a desire in Elliot

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