Chapter 67
These were thecoilies Fellylafchanged:
Kelly had stuffed them into the calduet next to the bed, planning to wash them at home later. She never expected Leon to clean them and hang them out to dry.
The thought of life delicate lands washing her blood–stainedunderwear made her body heat up.
Might then, the door to the room opened.
Kelly’s firu instinct was in dive under the blanket and shut bereyes.
She heard font dreps appenacling and a familiar scent ditted tenur
the mould tell it was brou
She didn’t know why she pretended to be asterp. Peilups the image of Leon washing her underwear shook her up to the point she didn’t know how to face him. Just as the debated whether to keep up the act or open her eyes, Leon tald, “Since you’re awake, let’s have breakfast together.”
She never knew her acting was so bad.
Kelly opened her eyes slowly and gave him a sheepishisndle, “Good morning
Although he had pulled an all–nighter, Leon still looked perfectly composed. His every move exuded confidence.
*I’ve got some food. Conie cal
Kelly finally noticed the takenut bag in his hand, He moved calmly, setting the containers on the table and opening them up,
itis lanuds were strong, clean, with beautifully defined knuckles. These were the hands that had just washed her bloody underwear. Her are flushed agalit. She forced herself to get that linage out of her mind.
Leon glanced over and saw her sitting there, red–faced and frozen.
Kelly quickly shockler head. “P’enfiue,”
She quickly took the spoon be offered and dig Into the food, asking casually, “Did Dr. Westwood go home already?
“No. He’s working today, so he’s resting in the on–call room,” Lee replied.
Kelly felt another wave of pullt. They had gone through all this trouble just because of her
“Have sour bread. It’s vegan “Leonhanded her a prer of bread.
Kelly tracked for it and noticed another small bag on the table. It looked like a box was
Inskle
“What’s that?” she asked curiously.
Strawberries. For you”
Kelly had never shown a particular liking for strawberries sure they started living together, so she wondered why he would buy her any
* Why strawberries?” she asked.
Leon glazed up, slightly mortali. “ught you liked flarında
Kelly blind and iralized | d’ve seen the strawberry patuts on her underwear and assiqued she liked strawberries.
Although she did like strawberries, he felt ebaaused that Leon found out that way.
She lowered her bead and continued eating her food.
After Inesklad, Leon funded her the oval meds prescribed by the doctor
Kelly looked at the pills fir læer palen and grimmared.
She had always hated taking medicine site alie was a ldd. But she wasn’t about to be dramate dike jackson, she had no our to babyher. Without another wood, she pupped them to her mouth atul swallowed.
However, Leuit seemed to pull something from then alt and held it out to her. “Your teward ”
It was the samne predcolored rapaty as last time Kelly could still remember the sweet cherry fliyor.
