Chapter 142: Then Let It Continue
"Doesn't it hurt?" Frederic Howard asked, his gaze deep and penetrating.
"No, it doesn't hurt," she replied, though it did. She lied to avoid the awkwardness of him applying the medicine for her.
"Alright." Frederic Howard put down the medicine box. Just as she let out a sigh of relief, he said in a flat tone, "Then we continue." He leaned closer, preparing to roll over and press on top of her.
"No, don't!" She pushed against his chest with both hands, so flustered that her words came out in a stammer.
"Either we continue, or I apply the medicine. Choose one." Frederic Howard didn't back away, as if he would resume immediately if she refused the medicine.
"...Apply the medicine," Melissa Ernest glared at him, her voice sharp, then pulled the blanket
