Chapter 411

“Accidentally bit yourself this badly? And your eyes are red-do you really think your husband is that easy to fool?” Harrison’s words were ice-cold. Without waiting, he demanded, “What did he say to you?”
He was clearly putting all the blame on Murray.
Knowing how he could be, Anastasia immediately worried he’d go looking for Murray to settle the score. She hurriedly tugged his arm. “He didn’t say anything. I just got emotional and lost control for a moment, that’s all. Don’t be mad, sweetheart.”
Harrison’s expression didn’t soften in the slightest. His voice was clipped as he ordered, “Go get the first aid kit.”
Anastasia licked her lips. It was just a tiny break in the skin-she’d have barely noticed it if she’d seen it later, and it would have healed on its own. Did she really need medicine for something like this?
But seeing the stormy look on Harrison’s face, she didn’t dare argue. She let him pull her over and sat down obediently.
A maid hurried in with the first aid kit. Harrison cradled Anastasia’s chin in one hand, dipped a cotton swab in antiseptic with the other, and dabbed it gently on her injury.
Forced to tilt her head back, Anastasia blinked, her lashes trembling as she stared up at his chiseled, forbidding face. Suddenly, a thought occurred to her. “So, does this mean you won’t be able to kiss me tonight?”
Harrison’s hand faltered, and the cotton swab jabbed right into her wound.
“Ow!” Just a moment ago, Anastasia had insisted it didn’t hurt; now her eyes filled with tears.
Harrison’s face shifted from pale to flushed. “Serves you right,” he muttered.
But even as he spoke, his discomfort was obvious. He cupped her face gently, concern bleeding through his chilly demeanor. “Does it hurt a lot?” Thıs content belongs to
Anastasia almost nodded and pouted, eager for sympathy. But when she saw the way his brows knitted together, as if this was a matter of life and death, she changed her mind-his worry would only make her feel worse. If he hurt, she’d hurt too.
So, instead, she grumbled softly, “It’s not that bad, really. Just a little sore
Only then did Harrison’s fierce expression finally soften. He seemed to forget his earlier anger entirely, pressing a gentle kiss to her brow and then the uninjured corner of her mouth, careful to avoid her cut. “Whatever he said to you, if you’d rather not tell me, I won’t ask. Ana, you just need to remember this: as long as I’m here, I’ll always have your back.”
His gaze was steady as he met her eyes, his tone calm but full of promise. “If you ever need me, no one will be allowed to hurt you.”
A shiver ran through Anastasia’s heart. She threw her arms around him. “I know, darling!”
She nuzzled her head against his warm chest. “But I don’t need you to step in this time. I’m going to prove myself to them on my own! I’ll show everyone once and for all-whether it’s me who’s lacking, or Lauren.”
Her proud, unyielding spirit made Harrison love her all the more. He kissed her again, murmuring, “I believe in you, Ana.”
A bright smile blossomed on her lips as she nestled in his arms, overflowing with happiness and gratitude.
She hadn’t just said those things to Murray on a whim-she meant every word.
Later that night before bed, she picked up her phone and opened an application she’d read so many times she could recite it by heart-
The registration form for the Global Harmony Medical Institute entrance exam.
Global Harmony Medical Institute the dream destination for every aspiring doctor.
Every year, the Institute recruited candidates from around the world. There were no requirements for academic background, only raw talent and skill. Yet each year, only a handful of students-never more than a dozen-were accepted. Every single one was a prodigy among prodigies.
Applying to Global Harmony Medical Institute was the first step in her plan to deal with Lauren. From the moment she began this new life, she’d been preparing in
secret.
Uncle Murray and the others wanted to see what she was capable of? Well, she’d show them.