Chapter 73

She didn't want August to go out with half of his face swollen.

People in the neighborhood who didn't know what had happened would probably think she had beaten him up.

She took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "I'll do it for you before you go."

His eyes lit up inconspicuously.

August looked up at her and he seemed to be a little puzzled by her reaction.

Lucia gritted her teeth and pretended to be calm as she explained, 'It's a bad idea for you to go out like this."

Hearing that, August realized it too.

He paused, stepped over, and sat down in the chair without refusing.

Lucia unscrewed the cap, squeezed some ointment onto her slender finger, and walked over to August.

She hesitated and then slowly applied it to his face where it was red and swollen.

With her fingertip, she gently rubbed the ointment into the swollen place in slow circles, but he still inevitably felt some pain.

Grandma had given him a good slap.

With his brows knitted, August felt the slight stinging pain in his cheek.

And the refreshing smell of the ointment lingered around his nose, mixed with the sweet scent from the woman.

Lucia tried to apply the ointment as evenly as possible.

After all that, she gently leaned over and blew on the injured area.

Every time Lucia was injured when she was a child, Mrs.Mitchell would blow on it like this after applying the ointment to her, and then the pain would be gone.

Lucia had gotten into the same habit.

It seemed that August hadn't expected her to suddenly come closer.

He only felt cooler in his cheek as she blew and the pain was immediately relieved a lot, but the next second, his heart fluttered and even his back involuntarily tensed.

With her sweet smell around his nose, August found himself burning inside, with an indescribable dry and hot sensation.

This woman had no idea how risky it was to do so! Before he reacted, Lucia had already straightened up.

She screwed the cap back on and said indifferently, "It's done."

August regained his composure and frowned involuntarily before he stood up.

"Burton and the others are still waiting for you outside."

put away the ointment and implied that he should

side of her face and his

in the same room with him? The next second, he unconsciously stretched out his hand to grab the woman's wrist all of a sudden, stepped forward, and directly pushed her to

was suddenly cornered at

man's arms on each side of her like a closed circle, she

She panicked.

"What are you doing?"

his dark, deep eyes, which weren't so calm and cold

his lips parted, "You still have feelings for me,

she apply the ointment to him? He was questioning, but

when she looked into the man's

away and smiled to conceal her

"You're overconfident, aren't you?"

She had been hurt too much by him, hadn't she? She took a deep breath and said word by word,

August's face darkened abruptly.

looked into her eyes as if he was trying to figure out the credibility

see hesitation and reluctance in her eyes? Lucia turned

pause, he let go of her and

had

calmed himself down before he turned to walk

he

door of her bedroom and soon came

did Lucia relax her tense body and gasp

when she thought of his gaze

about him, but she wasn't sure if she was more concerned or resentful about

little touched and attached to the man after spending so many days together with him, but today, it was time for her to put an end to all those emotions that she should

Lucia actually

table in a daze quietly, losing

was a

poked her head in to take

"They're both gone, Lucia?"

Lucia nodded feebly.

"Yes."

why Lucia and August

had come over to ask Lucia

"So, did

"No."

turned to Mrs.Mitchell and her tone

over with

and firm that Mrs.Mitchell looked

"I see."

met an intelligent and

never expected them to end

Mrs.Mitchell's face, Lucia took a deep breath and hesitated

take care of herself and this was

want to see you moping

this period, I'll keep an eye out for a

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