NovelEnglishChapter 67
Damien wrapped her arm around Ava’s waist with a smirk, “We are married and there is nothing wrong with that.” “But we’re in
the office!” Amidst her struggle to escape, she smacked a cup of hot coffee accidentally. The boiling coffee spilled over Damien’s
arm and he hissed in pain before he let go of her. The coffee stain was rather obvious despite the dark-colored shirt worn by him
today. As Damien rolled up his sleeves, a large patch of reddened skin was revealed and it was somehow painful just by looking
at it. Ava went frantic, “I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to...” She quickly soaked his arm in the cold water, and Damien did not resist it. It
was his first time being cared for by a woman, and he felt strange. The panic in her eyes reflected her concern towards Damien.
Instead of getting upset, Damien embraced her with a grin. “Uh oh, you’re in trouble now, Ava,” he whispered in her ear. “What
should I do now? Is it painful? Wait here, I’ll go and get you some ointment for the burn!” In a flash, Ava ran out to get him some
soothing gel. Damien was dumbfounded by her sudden action. By the time Ava returned from the pharmacy with the ointment,
Damien was back to his office. He propped his head up on one elbow and his sleeve was rolled up. The reddened skin was now
visible to Ava.
Ava rushed and passed him the ointment.
“Here, take this. It was recommended by the pharmacist. Do apply thrice a day and your skin will heal within two days.” “Fine.
Apply them for me then.”
Ava originally intended to leave once delivering the ointment to Damien. But now she was left with no choice but to treat his
wound.
It was not a serious injury. Yet, Damien’s arm seemed to be severely affected. He even yelped a little when Ava applied the
As far as she could remember, Damien had a high pain tolerance. “Well, you can’t blame me. Who told you to behave recklessly
just now?” Ava muttered. “What did you say?” “... I am saying that you are a delicate and precious person. I can’t afford to cause
you any harm. So, for the sake of everyone, we should keep a distance of at least five meters apart at all times.” Damien snorted
slightly. –
Ava had to bend over slightly to tend Damien’s wound because the latter was seated. Her cool fingers were somehow a relief to
his scalded skin.
Such a minor burn shouldn’t require much attention. At this point, it was not painful for Damien anymore.
However, he reminded Ava, “Since the ointment has to be applied thrice a day, don’t forget to come and tend my wound during
the afternoon.”
“It’s not even that serious. Why can’t you do it on your own? It’s not like you’re handicapped anyway.” Damien lifted his arm and
continued, “You hurt me and the responsibility is yours now.”
“What a nuisance,” Ava muttered. She placed the ointment down and left.
The nature of Ava’s work was not complicated, but many details required her constant attention. She continued her work and
before long; it was lunchtime already. Ava looked up and realized that there was no one left in the office except herself. Though
her colleagues had their lunch at the canteen, everyone avoided Ava because of her identity. She patted her grumbling stomach
and headed out for lunch. Suddenly, Damien appeared and blocked Ava before she could leave the office. “I told you to tend my
wound in the afternoon. Have you forgotten about it?” Damien mumbled. Ava was frustrated, “Even so, please let me have my
lunch first, Mr. Radbury.” “Fine, let’s have lunch then.” Damien then pulled her into his office. His lunches were usually prepared
by the chef he hired, and the meals were luxurious compared to the company canteen. While entering the office, Ava found two
sets of cutlery placed beside the lunch. “What is the meaning of this?” Ava was getting confused.
Ava was dragged to the sofa by Damien. The latter was breaking his own rules now. Earlier on, he claimed that everything was
strictly professional at the workplace despite their personal relationship. Damien noticed that Ava did not resist the lunch offered
by him. After all, Radbury residence had a certified Michelin star chef. The only thing Ava missed while staying at the residence
was the food served. Seeing Ava scooped the first mouthful of food into her mouth, Damien suddenly said, “From now on, the
lunch fee will be deducted from your salary.” Upon hearing Damien’s comment, Ava lost her appetite instantly and rebuked him,
“But why!” “Because nothing is free,” muttered Damien. Instantly, Ava placed her chopsticks down and prepared to leave. Instead
of paying for the food, she would rather enjoy her free lunch at the company canteen.
Much to her dismay, the office door was locked by Damien. Failing to open the door, Ava turned around and demanded, “Who do
you think you are! Unlocked the door now!”
Damien ignored her request and said, “Come back here. Let’s enjoy our lunch together.” Ava was tempted by the offer before
returning to her seat. She refuted, “Since Mr. Radbury needs a lunch companion, then you should pay me for the extra services,
right? After all, someone taught me that nothing is free in the world.” “It’s fine by me,” Damien agreed to her demand. Damien
started digging in without waiting for Ava. On the other hand, Ava was tortured by the food aroma and suddenly, her stomach
grumbled loudly. This was embarrassing for Ava! She pressed her stomach right away while trying to endure her hunger. A faint
smile crept across Damien’s face. As if teasing Ava, he picked up drumstick into his bowl. Looking at Damien enjoying his meal
deliciously, Ava gulped and hesitated before decided to join the lunch.
At the entrance of Koi Condominiums. The doorbell rang, and Kelly answered the door, only to find Selden was standing in her
doorway. With a gloomy expression, Kelly snapped, “What are you doing here?” “You didn’t answer my calls. So, here I am
today,” replied Seldon. Kelly snorted at the remark. She blocked all of his contacts after their rather unpleasant breakup. When
Seldon approached Kelly that day through her assistant, the latter had initially thought about the possible reconciliation between
them. Yet, Selden was furious at Kelly for framing Ava instead. It was all Ava’s fault for being a pretentious woman! Kelly was
infuriated by how she flirted with other guys despite being a married woman. In her opinion, Ava had gotten off easy! She.
deserved far worse consequences than just losing her job.
Yet, Selden chose to support Ava, in which Kelly was extremely irritated.
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