Chapter 269

Mona paused and looked down at the man kneeling beside her. She struggled to move her hand away and said, “I can do it myself…”

Thaddeus had no emotions shown on his handsome face. He tore open a bag of cotton gauze with his mouth and dipped it into some ointment. Afterward, he pulled Mona’s hand over and applied it to her wrist.

His action was domineering and forceful yet gentle at the same time.

Mona looked down. Her long fan-like eyelashes were reflected beneath her eyes, making her look charming.

She looked at Thaddeus’s face and reached out to touch the bridge of his high nose. She mumbled softly, “Thank you.”

Most of the sons of reputable families were fops. They would only humiliate and flirt with ladies who had no famous background like her. While Thaddeus was cold and aloof, he at least understood respect.

This was the difference between people, and it was why Thaddeus could climb to the top of the pyramid of power in his early 20s.

“You don’t need to thank me. I