Chapter 593

Maja felt totally wiped out. She swapped her shoes at the entrance and decided to head to her room.

Her eyes were still puffy, and her gait was a little off.

lan watched her, stood up, and said, “Penny.”

Too exhausted to chat, Maja walked into her room and flopped onto her bed.

lan followed her in but just leaned against the door, watching her lying motionless.

He approached her, hesitated for a minute, then slowly reached out to gently pat her head.

Her hair was still short, now all tousled, and her hand was clenching the bed sheet beneath her.

He had no regrets about treating her this way. If anyone else had nearly killed him, he wouldn’t even give them a chance to explain. That person would just quietly vanish from the world.

But all he did was torment her in bed for two days.

He sat by the bed, gently patting her back.

Maja’s tears were still falling silently as she heard him say, “The medicine you gave me that day caused a severe allergic reaction. I was in critical care all night.”

She froze as if under a spell.

“I’m sorry…”

She didn’t know he was allergic to the medication.

Hearing her apology, the last bit of resentment in lan’s heart vanished.

“If anyone else did this to me, I would stop at nothing to get back at her.”

Maja didn’t say anything. She just felt him slowly moving closer, whispering in her ear

having a tough

froze again, disbelief flickering in her

he already

was supposed to be confidential. Was he mocking her

her lip, her whole body shaking.

from the past two days

Maja looked up at

her face was

in her eyes first, then turned

“lan!”

the bed but was pushed back down by him.

first time she had called his name like this, and she was

by her neck, not

and I can’t get back at

bite a piece off him, her tears

an hour later, I would have been goners. Penny, you’re much more ruthless than I am.

to wipe the tears from her cheeks.

small, and her eyes were swollen like a goldfish’s, looking rather

big

this behind

tears still streaming down her face, but she had to admit that, knowing the man was lan, the feeling

least she wasn’t really raped by

Just hearing the sound of dress shoes

didn’t care

had prepared, grabbed

ointment felt

getting a

bed

her wrists, then blew on them gently.

made Maja feel cold all

when cold–hearted, merciless when cruel, and gentle as spring rain when kind?

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