Chapter 520
A surge of inexplicable anger flared in Felicia’s chest. Her teeth were clenched so rightly that her gums ached. There was a sharp pain in her chest from an emotion she couldn’t quite name, and it was swelling rapidly within her. It was part frustration, part anxiety,
She looked up at Stephan, her glare even fiercer than before.
“You’re something else, aren’t you? Do you have a death wish? Falling from that height could’ve killed you! Don’t you know that?”
Her eyes turned red as that unplaceable emotion hit its peak. Tears welled up, blurring her vision. When she blinked, a tear rolled down her cheek.
Felicia troop, stunned by her own reaction. In all the years of being abandoned by the Fuller family, wrongfully accused, silently bearing every Injustice— and even when she dug a bullet out of herself–she had never cried.
But now? She actually cried?
Damn it! She was dumbfounded.
Stephan’s gaze sharpened. He felt as if that single tear had burned him. His entire body tensed up, his expression shifting in an instant. His deep, dark eyes flickered with complex emotions before dimming completely.
Before Felicia could react, he leaned in and claimed her lips.
It was a fierce, overwhelming kiss, brimming with dominance and fiery intensity as if it would ignite them both. Yer the aggression would sometimes transform into a tender reverence as if he were pouring every unsaid word into this one act
Felicia found herself entirely enveloped in Stephan’s embrace. She was still fretting over his injuries, struggling to tend to them.
However, like doling out a punishment, Stephan bit her lip, reminding her to focus
Emotions swirled within her chest, bittersweet and overwhelming. She finally closed her eyes and bravely responded to him with equal fervor.
At that moment, the heavens and earth alike testified to the passion they shared.
After some time, the two pulled apart, gasping for breath. Their foreheads were still pressed together, their noses touching. Their breaths intermingled. Felicia swayed unsteadily, her cheeks flushed as she met Stephan’s fiery, smoldering gaze that seemed intent on devouring her. She whispered, “Your injuries… Let me bandage them first.”
Stephan chuckled softly and released her.
Felicia rummaged through her gear for her medical kit. She then treated Stephan’s hands under the flashlight’s illumination.
The gravel bad embedded deeply into his flesh, and cleaning the wounds was a painstaking process. Felicia frowned the entire time, her concentration unwavering. Meanwhile, Stephan watched her expression with an air of amusement, his mood oddly lighthearted
Thankfully, Felicia had prepared well and brought along a supply of her homemade Panax pseudo–ginthera.
After disinfecting the wound, she applied the medicine and wrapped his palms with gauze, securing it snugly. If all went well, he should recover in two days.
Felicia let out a sigh of relief and said, “All done.”
“There’s one more.”
The wounds on his hands had been tended to, but Stephan gave her a meaningful look and glanced downward, saying, “There’s still something here that hasn’t settled down. Care to help me out?”
Felicia was speechless
She glanced down instinctively before snapping her head back up, her face burning
It was a “fire” that had just started, and it had yet to subside.
She looked skyward, obviously trying to play the fool, but Stephan caught her hand.
His smile deepened, overflowing with mischiel as he said, “I’m injured. Shouldn’t my wife lend me a hand?”
At that moment, words falled her completely.
She closed her eyes, feeling her face grow unbearably hot. How could he make such a shameless request with such conviction? To make things worse, she couldn’t say no
When it was finally over, Felicia shot him a glare filled with indignation.
Stephan let out a low–pitched laugh, his chest rumbling with the sound. In a half–serious, half–teasing tone, he said, “If not for our current location, I wouldn’t have let you off so easily.”
Felicia believed him. She had been surprised earlier. Despite the heat of their kiss, he hadn’t taken things further.
Ultimately, it was because he couldn’t bear to treat her so callously in a place like this.
Raising a brow, she refocused on the matter at hand and asked, “By the way, how did you find me? Your men said they split into multiple teams to search for you. Did you run into any of them?”
