Trisha promptly raised her hand, but seeing the handprint on his face, she hesitated.

She gently touched the imprint on Nicolas face and asked softly. “Does it hurt?”

A pang of bitterness hit Nicolas as he quietly replied, “It hurts, but it hurts more that you don’t care.”

“Was I wrong?” Trisha frowned. “Wasn’t it you who didn’t explain properly? I was distancing myself from you for your own good”

“It seems it was my mistake.”

“It was your mistake” Trisha wanted to say how dare you kiss me without warning, but thought better of it and kept it to herself

Because he shouldn’t have kissed her

She was a bit confused Why was she angrier at Nicolas words than his kiss?

as a man, so

thoughts were whirling but her mood was inexplicably lifted

because Nicolas didn’t have a girlfriend, so she didn’t have to worry about overstepping boundaries and could ask for his help,

was

were particularly pleasing when he was in a good mood.

him and said quietly, “Maybe you should put some ice on your face, it looks

“No need. Didn’t you say I have thick skin?”

help but

smirked and leaned in, whispering. “Can we make

at him, “What

want to eat oxtail stewed in red wine this

“Do you think I’m a chef, capable

than a

delighted by his words She responded, “That dish is complicated. It requires

just cook‘ He turned his face, “Look at my injury. Since we became friends, you’ve tripped or hit me you don’t make it up to me, I

would say anything for

guilt. Despite the hassle of cooking, she readily agreed, “III list the

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