Chapter 67

Grace breathed a sigh of relief. “That’s great. You’ve finally

woken up.”

Woken up? When had he fallen asleep?

One moment he’d been in Grace’s arms. Soaking up her strength and scent. The next, he must’ve drifted off to sleep and the memories seized him.

Wait, no. That wasn’t entirely right.

They’d chatted more after dinner. Then each taken time to wash up and change for bed.

He’d lay down on the cot and counted her breaths until she fell asleep.

Jason rubbed his eyes, the events of the evening coming back to him in short order.

He’d not had a nightmare like this in a long time.

In his dream, he had knelt down in front of the woman and begged her… Was it because he had talked about that woman tonight that he had had such a dream?

exhaled a long breath and lowered his head only

been unbuttoned, revealing his chest.

lips as if she was embarrassed. “Because… you were shouting that it hurts so much. I was afraid that something was wrong with your body… So, uh, I just went ahead and unbuttoned your shirt to see if

her, and her face

can assure you, I… I didn’t even have the time to look before you woke up, so actually, I didn’t see anything,” she hurriedly explained, but the more she

the brighter her

matter even if you see. You can look at my

was blushing so hard, and it was quite adorable, actually.

it h-hurt anymore?” It took her a long time

this sentence.

hurt anymore.” He lowered his head and began to button up his pajamas.

tried her best to keep her gaze above his neck, but she accidentally caught a glimpse of his chest, and then suddenly

“Hey-you are hurt!’

his chest. There was a scar right above his heart. Although the scar was already faint, Grace could still tell that the wound had definitely not

a small injury,” he said in an

lower lip with her teeth and raised her hand to touch. the scar gently. While he had been sleeping, he had been crying out in pain, and her hand had accidentally touched

he hurt back then? Grace felt as if her

hurt like this?

body stiffened slightly. It had been many years since he had been injured, and other than the doctors, no one else had touched his wounds. She was the only one… It was as if all the blood in his body was pumping into the area near his heart. Beneath her touch, his heart

been a long time. It’s

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