His words reminded me about the slaps bestowed on me earlier. Although I hadn’t had the time to look into the mirror, I knew that my face was red and swollen. I probably looked really ugly.

Thinking of my miserable appearance, I felt the urge to hide from Michael.

 

My cheek was still burning as the pain hadn’t yet subsided. Holding my cheek with one hand, I wanted to leave immediately.

“You’re really something, landing yourself in the police station like that. I severely underestimated your guts.”

Michael took out a tube of ointment from the first aid kid. After squeezing some out on a cotton swab, he turned to face me.

 

When his hand neared me, I instinctively evaded it, not wanting to let him touch me.

Michael frowned when I kept dodging him. “Don’t move!” he commanded.

He was born with a domineering personality. Upon hearing his command, I instantly sat still. For some reason, I always listened to him like this, even when things had ended between the two of us.

 

He used the cotton swab to spread the ointment evenly on my cheek. The cooling sensation effectively alleviated some of the pain.

My heart fluttered when I noticed how gentle he was, as if he was afraid of hurting me.

 

I can

considered strangers, the

reached out to take the cotton swab from his hand, but

me, you’d

 It’s not like my arrest affected him in any way. Why is he

him out, and I didn’t know he regarded me as a

happened today was merely an accident. Besides, Natalie and I weren’t in the wrong.

I were obviously the victims. Yet, we ended up being slapped like that.

consolation in knowing that John and that woman received their due

released. Although I didn’t want to have anything to do with him

look on his face, Michael continued applying

I. Hence, we fell into an awkward silence. After all, we were once in a

he was done applying the ointment for me. He seemed to be very quiet today, and

first time we were in such close proximity after ending our relationship. Being this close to him made me feel very restless, and every fiber in my body was yelling

today, Mr. Shaw. It’s getting late

wasn’t a good idea to be in the same space as the opposite gender, especially one whom I used to be sexually intimate

wanted to leave. Then, he stood up and ordered impassively,

should go back now. I’m worried about

he kept targeting me at every turn during the past few

him anymore. Since it was already over between the two of us, sleeping with him

make me repeat myself. My

and stared me down. From the slight growl in his voice, I knew that he was

in. Faced with his imposing

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