Chapter 10
With that, he bent down and swept ra up into his arms. They reached the car park, and he set
her down on the passenger seat with a firm hand.
He rummaged through the glovepartment and pulled out an unopened box of burn ointment.
Hisshes. cast a shadow as his eyes lowered, and his lips pressed into a thin line.
A storm seemed to brew in the deep ink of his eyes.
ra’s delicate brows furrowed with pain, her lips white from biting them, her fingers curling tightly
into her palm.
ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .
Straightening up, he tossed the ointment into ra’sp, “Apply this in the morning and night and
keep your feet dry for the next couple of days. If you end up with scars, don’te crying to me.”
ra’s eyes were downcast, her voice devoid of emotion. “The only way to know if I can survive is
to try, isn’t it?”
The flicker of gratitude that had sparked within ra instantly iced over, her gaze turning frosty as
she facedn. A scornful smile yed on her lips. n, let me repeat myself. I didn’ty a finger on
her. She fell on purpose, trying to set me up. If you don’t believe me, check the security footage.”
If ra’s heart had been aching before, now it was in excruciating agony, so intense she nearly
forgot to breathe.
During the surgery, she’d lost so much blood that she was left anemic, still recovering with the help
of meds.
ra’s dark eyes fixed onn, her toneced with a rare defiance. “What if I told you that my body
isn’t up to donating blood right now,n? What then? Are you going to force me?”
raughed bitterly. Alln cared about was that Heidi was her father’s little princess. Wasn’t
ra someone’s princess, too?
When she was hemorrhaging, he didn’t even take her calls. But a small cut on Heidi, and he was
beside himself with worry, even using the Bell family as leverage against her.
ra’s gaze was filled with destion as she looked atn. n, 400 milliliters may not do much
harm, but what about 2000?”