Chapter 173

Celeste pursed her lips, leaned down, and asked, “What are you trying to do?”

Before she could finish speaking, Liam lowered his eyes and gently applied some ointment to the wound on her lower lip with his index finger.

She had bitten her lip last night to keep herself from losing consciousness.

The cold ointment mixed with Liam’s warm fingertip felt like it also carried his tenderness.

Remembering last night’s ordeal, she suddenly felt so wronged she wanted to cry.

“Your mouth is swollen like a sausage. Don’t you feel anything?”

Liam’s words successfully suppressed the feeling of injustice welling up inside Celeste.

away and glared at him, “If

worse than this. I’m used to it by now.”

really should have

on the door, and Shawn entered with a basket

up. “Dad, I thought

I was about to, but I saw some fresh fruit downstairs. I didn’t know what Liam likes, so I just

took the basket from him.

cake, but her dad never bought her one even though there

received the care she should have from her father,

you feel

said indifferently. “It’s nothing serious. I can be

anything, ask Celeste to cook it

but roll her eyes. Why did her dad have to drag her into his

at her

pleasantries before getting up

me for a moment. I need to talk to you”

he wanted to say.

strode towards the rooftop. Celeste hurried

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