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Chapter 131

Suzanne fixed her gaze on Nathan’s bandaged shoulder, not daring to look anywhere else. She felt a
subtle warmth radiating off her entire body as her fingers trembled ever so slightly.
The room was so silent she could almost hear her own heartbeat.
There was something off about Nathan too. She could feel his’ fiery gaze locked on her, and his
labored breathing matched the rise and fall of his chest. Perhaps it was because of the pain, he sat bolt
upright, unmoving.
Suzanne had to inch closer as he was seated on the bed, causing his gaze to fall uncomfortably on her
chest. She shifted slightly to the
side.
“I’ll remove the gauze now. Tell me if it hurts,” Suzanne said softly. He could hear her concern for him in
her voice.
Nathan hummed in response, his Adam’s apple bobbing in
Suzanne slowly peeled the gauze off his wound, but as it w tightly, it pulled on his skin. She carefully
removed it with both as she was worried that she might cause him pain.
Without even noticing it, she had already bent forward and lower her head to blow lightly on the
exposed wound.
She didn’t know that the slight pain caused by the peeling of the gauze was nothing to Nathan. The
action of her blowing on the wound, however, made him restless and uneasy.
Suzanne had a faint and enticing fragrance around her, and several strands of her hair lightly brushed
against his face and his shoulders. An internal turmoil raged within Nathan, causing him to tighten the
hands on his lap into fists.
When Suzanne finally removed the gauze, she noticed the wound was still bleeding. Though it was
already stitched up, it was still a horrifying sight. It hurt her to see him suffering such an injury.
She teared up at the thought of how if the bullet were to hit him just a little lower, it would have hit his
heart.
After disinfecting the wound with some iodine, she applied fresh medication and replaced the gauze.
When Nathan slowly turned to look at her, she quickly lowered her head so that her face was covered
by her hair. She took several deep breaths to force back the tears in her eyes.
Nathan’s intense gaze was locked on Suzanne’s side profile. They were like bottomless abysses
wanting to draw her into their depths.
He felt no pain. The only thing he felt was her soft fingertips brushing across his skin ever so lightly,
causing his whole body to tens His heart raced.
As she focused on tending to his wound, he was absorbed in star
at her.
Time ticked by as they basked in the blissful and warm interaction. However, there was also an
indescribable agony lurking just beyond
reach.
Nathan did all he could to suppress the urge, clenching his fists ever so tightly. He was afraid that he
might scare her if he lost control. His mind had been in utter disarray since the day Suzanne brought up
her
wish for a divorce.
For the past half a month, he would occasionally forget about her when he was busy with work.
Thoughts of her would not intrude his mind when he contemplated matters of the nation.
However, when night fell, and all was quiet, he would go mad thinking about her. Her adorable face and
watery eyes would occupy every
crevice of his mind.
He was starting to think he liked Suzanne for her face, which resembled Sally’s in her younger days.
He’d asked himself if his taste in women had remained unchanging
and that he preferred women who looked more youthful. Yet, he found that he admired her for her
talent, her knowledge, and her gentle personality even more.
Nathan wasn’t sure if that was love.
After bandaging his wound up, Suzanne cleared the medications from the bed and placed them on the
bedside table. But the moment she turned around, her gaze met his, and she saw the scorching
intensity
in them.
Flustered, her heart seemed to skip a beat. She had no idea why Nathan was staring at her like that.
In her mess of anxiety, she hurriedly picked up his shirt and hande to him, urging, “You should put them
on. The air-conditioning is o You might catch a cold.”
As Nathan reached out for his shirt, his grip on her wrist suddenly tightened, and he gave her a sharp
tug. Suzanne was caught off guard
and fell onto him.
The moment she was pressed against his chest, Nathan’s arm went around her waist and flipped her
around so that she was on the bed,
beneath him.