Chapter 177


    Chapter 177


    The maid hadn’t finished, Skyler’s voice came through the phone, and then Skyler took over.


    “It’s Mr. Reed, asking about the truffles…”


    There was silence on the other end for a few seconds, and then Skyler got on the line, “Just two boxes


    of truffles, does it need to be brought up non-stop at home? What do you n to do after figuring things


    out? Call the police and arrest someone? You’re great at tattling, but not much else! Even if the truffles


    arrived, I wouldn’t have epted them! You should spend your time taking care of your wife, and tell


    her stop favoring others now that she’s part of the Reed family!”


    With that, she hung up.


    Liam held the phone, saying nothing for a while.


    Celeste sighed with relief. He didn’t lie to her, and that was good.


    She said softly. “Let it go. I didn’t want to send them in the first ce, and now I don’t have to worry


    about it.”


    Liam’s Adam’s apple bobbed, and after a while, he asked quietly. “Does it hurt?”


    Celeste was startled, then realized he was asking about her cheek. All her grievances welled up in her


    heart, her eyes reddened, afraid to cry, she quickly diverted her gaze, trying hard to suppress her


    sadness, feigning nonchnce, “He’s my father, do you think he’d use much force?”


    Actually, it hurt quite a bit. Shawn’s p had used almost all his strength, and her face seemed a bit


    swollen now, but she didn’t want to tell Liam. She was afraid of his disappointment, and she didn’t want


    his casual remarks to make her fragile.


    After dropping them off at home, Owen left.


    The maid came to help, but Liam avoided her hand and said tly. “Draw a bath for me, I want to take


    one.”


    Celeste said, “The doctor said my wound can’t touch water.”


    Liam paused, “You can help me washter then.”


    “This isn’t a good idea.”


    Liam nced at her, “We’ve bathed together before, what’s the problem?”


    Celeste thought of their past encounters in the bathroom and her ears turned red, “It’s different now!”


    “What’s so different? I got hurt because of you, you should take some responsibility, right?”


    Celeste was left speechless.


    Because Liam’s words had touched her guilt deep inside.


    It was just a bath, Celeste told herself, it was not like they were doing anything else. They’d been


    honest with each other many times, what was there to be nervous about?


    With his body like that, she thought she’d seen it all, giving him a bath was as normal as bathing a


    kitten or a puppy.


    Twenty minutester, Celeste stared at Liam’s strong back, her fingers trembling nervously.


    How could bathing him bepared to bathing a kitten or a puppy? Who would watch the process of


    bathing a pet so intently?


    Liam’s hands were propped on both sides of the bathtub, water droplets slid down his cheeks, past his


    Adam’s apple, and finally dripped into the water.


    He turned his head and looked at her indifferently, his eyes deep and clear, “Aren’t you undressing?”


    Celeste watched him cautiously. “What are you trying to do?”


    Liam looked at her as if she was a fool, “Your clothes are wet, and it’ll be hard to take them offter. Go


    change into something thinner.”


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