Chapter 429

"Ouch!"

On our way home, we stopped at a pharmacy where Luke bought iodine and anti-inflammatory medicine to treat the wound on my forehead.

When the cotton swab soaked in iodine touched my forehead, I winced in pain and recoiled.

Luke's handsome face remained tense, but his hands didn't stop.

"Mr. Walker, maybe we should go to the hospital and let a nurse handle this."

It hurt, it really hurt!

I leaned back slightly, trying to avoid the cotton swab.

Luke put his hand on the back of my head to hold me still. "If you had hit your head any harder at the cemetery, we'd be in the orthopedic ward of the hospital right now."

"It's not that serious."

I gripped the car seat in pain. Luke didn't say anything, but his touch became gentler.

"I was overwhelmed by my emotions and lost control. Please don't hold it against me, Mr. Walker."

When one's inner secrets are exposed, it triggers a self-protection mechanism. I had worked for so long without being able to adjust before my emotions