Vicky was startled by Tyler’s behavior. “What is it, Mister Hart?”

He stopped before her and crouched to study her ankle.

When his cold fingers came into contact with her skin, Vicky was overwhelmed by a strange feeling.

“It seems that your muscles and bones are fine for now,” he said, “but the swelling has worsened because you didn’t get it treated last night.”

Vicky instinctively moved away from his touch. “I’m fine, Mister Hart, honest. It’s getting late, and I should really—ah!”

Before she could finish, she was lifted off her feet.

Though Tyler had carried her the night before, she was not as sober as she was at the moment.

After learning that he had bathed and changed her, she was so embarrassed that she could barely look him in the eyes, and she started panicking when she found herself in his arms.

the couch and started checking her ankle intently,

fine. You

her a sidelong glance and exposed her lie ruthlessly. “You’re all pale from the pain,

fingers around her ankle. “Ouch!” she gasped and started

kit.” He took a few steps away before thinking of something and turning back to look at her. “If the injury worsens, causing

words caused Vicky to completely give up on leaving while he went to get the

few minutes later, Tyler returned with the first-aid kit, and he started sanitizing her ankle. His

ointment chased away the

felt that he was not as cold as he

stared at the man blankly, not knowing what was going on in her

later, Tyler stopped.

up to meet her dazed eyes, and the look in his eyes

snapped

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