Chapter 140

“It’s just that I saw the scar on your back and felt like touching it to see how it felt. Don’t think any more than that.”

Upon hearing that, Tessa looked at him suspiciously. Judging from his righteous and dignified appearance, Nicholas doesn’t seem to be such a man. There’s no flaw in his speech, and he doesn’t look guilty either. Perhaps, it was me who misunderstood him.

But, what was he doing though, touching my scar? He’s acting strange indeed.

With an impatient tone, Nicholas urged, “Do you still wish to apply the medicine? If you do, turn around.”

As she could not think of a possible reason for Nicholas’ action earlier, Tessa was slightly dispirited. Since he has said so, I think Nicholas will be more mindful so as to not simply touch me again.

Hesitantly, Tessa spun around and allowed Nicholas to continue tending to her wounds.

Behind her, where Tessa could not see, Nicholas’ gaze turned deep as his deep eyes stared at the back of her head.

Though Nicholas did test Tessa once or twice, it did not bring any substantial results at all. Instead, the answers confused him even more.

Precisely five years ago, Nicholas clearly saw a butterfly-shaped tattoo on that woman, but she claimed that she got the tattoo three or four years ago.

it was hard for Nicholas to ignore how similarly

the woman stored

thoughts dancing around Nicholas’ heart, but there were no immediate answers to be given to

a single word. In the silence of the bathroom, there was only the sound of Nicholas applying the medicine and

enough, Tessa’s wound

dressed, the two returned to the ward

from all the waiting. Upon seeing both

bathroom, he rushed forward and clung onto Tessa’s leg. “Miss Tessa, what happened to you earlier? Why were you gone for so long? Daddy

back to the scene where both of them were in the bathroom, Tessa blushed like a tomato as she was not certain on how to answer Gregory’s question. She

a meaningful smile and said calmly, “I was

looked at Tessa worriedly. “Miss Tessa, are you

spoke, he climbed onto Tessa’s hospital bed,

Thank you,

was struck by Gregory’s thoughtfulness and had forgotten about

disturbing Tessa for a while, Gregory lay beside her

the door interrupted

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