Chapter 997

lan softened his touch, massaging her scalp with the tips of his fingers.

Maja was worried about getting soap in her eyes, so she kept them squeezed shut

lan had already considered that, so he gently pulled her head back against him.

Her face was slightly tilted upwards, so no soap would get into her eyes

Feeling reassured. Maja finally opened her eyes.

But lan was standing, and she was sitting. She was bare, and in that position, when she looked up, they were eye to eye

The atmosphere was somewhat charged

Normally, one would avert their gaze, but neither did They just continued to gaze at each other

Finally, lan looked away first, needing to grab the shower head to rinse off the soap.

Only when she felt the warm water trickling over her head did Maja blush, realizing the intimacy of their situation

lan washed her hair, lathered up a washcloth with shower gel, and meticulously cleaned her entire body as she smelled nothing like her normal

self

After rolling around by the river, she smelled like fresh grass.

And after that wash, she smelled like floral shower gel.

picked

take a shower, then I’ll come out and

the towel, nodded

and he was almost completely soaked. He grabbed pajamas from the

later, he emerged, drying his hair. He went downstairs to fetch the liniment and then came up with it. After pushing her

he said,

might sting a bit

the bathroom. His hair was still dripping wet, the collar of his pajamas open wide, radiating an irresistible charm.

it easier for him to apply the liniment to the

when the liniment hit her skin. It wasn’t until he started massaging that she started to feel

it to be absorbed properly

stinging sensation spread from her

shoulder, but his gaze

was finding it hard to bear all that pain. They fluttered occasionally, and her breathing became heavier as she was trying her

tucked behind her ear and the handprint on her

her like that, appearing so vulnerable, stirred up feelings

his gaze, his tone casual as he said, “Take off your towel You have

as she clung onto a piece

her into his embrace, making

and tried

*Stay still

onto the bruises on her back

due to the sharp pain, she stopped protesting and just accepted what

moved on to her waist

whenever his fingers touched that area. brushed against the

so drained and tred that

and got up to go

weary eyes to see a

at

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