Seven Days Seven Nights

Chapter 216 Heartbroken

“It’s alright now.” Nicholas reassured. He still bore the scars from the knife attack and his injuries were not healing properly. He didn’t want Nancy to see them, knowing she would worry given her current

state.

“I don’t believe you. I have to see for myself,” she insisted. Her hand gripped his clothes, ready to unbutton them.

But he quickly grabbed her hand and smirked. “Nancy, you’re quite eager to undress me and examine my body. Why the rush? Once I’m discharged, I’ll find a time for you to slowly undress me and look as much as you want. You can touch wherever you desire.”

His words were suggestive, leaving much to the imagination.

Nancy blushed at his words. “Nicholas Sallow, you… stop talking like that.” She reached out and covered. his mouth. “You know I didn’t mean it that way.”

“Well, maybe my thoughts aren’t so innocent. When you mentioned helping me undress, that’s what came to mind,” he replied mischievously.

Embarrassed, she playfully warned him, “You… stop saying such things. I didn’t mean it like that.”

“Well, Miss Nancy Cohen, do you still want to undress me?”

“N-No,” she stuttered.

was off. She only wanted to check his injuries and reassure herself that he was

must still be injured, and they’re not as harmless as

her palms grew sweaty and her hands trembled slightly. On one hand, she worried about the severity of his injuries. On the other hand, she couldn’t help but remember his

it that way, it was natural for him to have naughty thoughts when a woman undressed a man! Especially since she had never undressed him like this before. Their two years of marriage had

But when she was down to the last two buttons, Nicholas

held her breath, afraid of being discovered. After what felt like an eternity, she continued once she was sure he was

tightened. Why did she feel so

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so foolish? Don’t forget the real purpose here: you’re checking if he’s injured.

all the

soft light, she could see clearly. When she saw his smooth chest free from any noticeable injuries,

finally calmed.

as she was about to button his shirt back up, she noticed something on his waist. There was a

with her fingers. At that moment,

Nancy, and she brushed aside his shirt. As the fabric revealed the wounds on his back, tears welled up in her eyes. The wounds crisscrossed

down instantly.

her hand, but her heart ached for him. The scars were a painful reminder, and she couldn’t help but imagine the extent of his injury

today, would he have kept it all to himself? The more she thought about it, the more her

You were in so much pain and danger, and I couldn’t be there with you. It must have been

fall. In a moment of carelessness, a tear dropped onto

liquid, and they were warm. She didn’t want to wake him.