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.

hand away and glared at him, “If

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

should have injured his tongue instead!

a knock on the door, and

up. “Dad, I thought you

but I saw some fresh fruit downstairs. I didn’t know what Liam likes, so I just bought some of everything. You can peel some fruit for Liam

took the basket

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

have from her father,

you feel now?”

indifferently. “It’s nothing serious. I can

and if you want anything, ask Celeste to cook it for you.”

her dad have to drag her into his attempts

at her and said, “OK.”

pleasantries before getting

with me for a moment. I need

he wanted to say.

the rooftop. Celeste hurried

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