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

already considered strangers, the sudden intimacy greatly unsettled

cotton swab from his hand,

leaving me, Anna. If it weren’t for me, you’d

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

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

Besides, Natalie and I weren’t in the wrong.

Yet, we ended up being slapped like that. At the thought of this, a wave of anger swelled

John and that woman

released. Although I didn’t want to have

Michael continued applying ointment on my

fell into an awkward silence. After all, we were once in a sexual relationship.

very quiet today,

ending our relationship. Being this close to him made me feel very restless, and every fiber

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

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

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

I’m worried about Natalie. I wanna go back and check

every turn during the past few days. When he suddenly showered concern

Since it

myself.

me down. From the slight growl in his voice, I knew

like two whirlpools capable of sucking me in. Faced with his imposing stature, my

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