My Wife is a Hacker by Summer

I wasn’t even using much strength. How did I end up tearing her sleeve?’ Ellar wondered.

Patricia’s lips twitched, after which she forced herself to say, “It’s fine.”

Then, she opened the first aid kit and brought the disinfectant and ointment out.

Then, Ellar snapped out of it and went on to aid Patricia with her wounds, being exceedingly gentle with her while he was at it. It was inconvenient for Patricia to do it herself as she only had one good arm, so she resigned herself to Ellar’s care. However, she also found his actions hilarious.

Still, she had to bite her tongue and endure it due to Ellar’s confession earlier.

She did not want to give Ellar any false hope or lead him on, as she believed that they would not interact in the future anymore once this mission was over.

After treating the wound, Ellar advised Patricia, “Be careful when you’ve gotten home. Don’t let the wound get wet, remember to change the bandages, and get plenty of rest.”

Patricia listened to his barrage of advice, and after he was done, she defeatedly said, “Thank you for the advice. I can take care of myself.”

Having been through much worse over the years, a minor injury like the one she had just sustained did not faze her.

out to her again when he

turned around and asked, “Is there anything

this on.” Ellar handed his

ripped sleeve would just attract

I’ll return it another day,”

gesture this time, as wearing Ellar’s coat seemed better than walking around

unaware that wearing Ellar’s jacket would lead her to more unwanted scrutiny

on his face, Ellar watched as Patricia left his office. ‘How did she get injured?’ His face blanched the instant he recalled the events that had transpired after they had left the restaurant. As it turned out, he had heard her groaning in pain when she was fighting their assailants off, a

He hated himself for being useless and inattentive. Patricia had gotten hurt trying

office once

Patricia, who was draped

captured…” Patricia started, and went on to recount the incident in detail to

so that

you now?” Nicole

taken care of it. It’s nothing,”