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 do it

were already considered strangers, the sudden intimacy

to take the cotton swab from

for me, you’d still be stuck

like my arrest affected

I didn’t know he regarded me as a stranger like I did

was merely an accident. Besides, Natalie and I weren’t in the wrong. They were the ones who

ended up being slapped like that. At

there was consolation in knowing that John and that woman

Michael and I were released. Although I didn’t want to have anything to do with

Michael continued applying ointment on my

were once in a sexual relationship. Now that we

applying the ointment for me. He seemed to be very quiet today, and I couldn’t find a suitable topic to

was the first time we were in such close proximity after ending our relationship. Being this close to him made me feel very restless,

help today, Mr. Shaw. It’s getting late now. I should

the morning. It wasn’t a good idea to be in the same space

when he heard that I wanted to leave. Then, he stood up and ordered impassively, “Stay here

It’s fine. I should go back now. I’m worried about Natalie. I wanna go back and check on

always been a callous person. Not to mention, he kept targeting me at every turn during the past few days. When he suddenly showered concern and care on me, I couldn’t help but suspect that he wanted

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

me repeat myself. My patience has

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

of sucking me in. Faced with his imposing

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