Chapter 39
Natalie stood under the shower, washing the dirt and blood off her body. The smell of blood permeated the air as the steam rose. However, as the water continued to pour down, the smell eventually dissipated.
I’ve just narrowly escaped death tonight…‘ she thought.
After leaving the bathroom, Oliver finally realized the state he was in. Because he carried Natalie all the way back, his shirt was also stained with the snake’s blood. Feeling disgusted, he quickly turned to the bathroom to take a shower. However, he immediately remembered that he had just left the bathroom, and
Natalie was in the shower.
Annoyed, he chided himself for his earlier actions. But he had done so many foolish acts, including carrying her back, allowing her to use his bathroom, and even helping her to wash her face.
He thought angrily, “To think she even complained that I was hurting her face…
Following this thought, Oliver recalled ́how Natalie’s checks became slightly red after the wash. He stared at his hands and saw the light calluses from years of shooting and martial arts practice.
‘Her skin is very delicate… I probably left marks on her skin…‘ Oliver mused.
All of a sudden, there was a knock on the door.
Oliver opened the door and asked the maid standing outside, “What’s it?”
The maid replied, “Mr. Windsor, these are clothes for Mrs. Windsor.”
“Bring them in,” Oliver said. He glanced around the room and ordered, “Clean the floor.”
“Yes,” the maid replied with a nod.
Although Oliver rarely returned to the mansion, he had a full closet of clothes. He brought a set of clean clothes out of the closet and went to another
bathroom for a shower.
As Oliver under the shower, he thought about the crazy acts he had done earlier.
He thought, ‘It’s because Natalie was lost in the woods and nearly eaten by a python. And she was there in the first place because she went out to look for
me…‘
Oliver ran his fingers through his hair as Hailey’s beautiful face appeared in his mind. With a dark expression, he had to admit that his former fiancée was obviously much more intelligent than Natalie, who was a complete fool.
The servant prepared a white chiffon nightgown for Natalie. It was simple and beautiful. After putting it on, she looked like a fairy from the fairy tales.
“Mrs. Windsor, you look so beautiful!” The maid could not help but exclaim when she saw Natalie.
Natalie smiled and thanked her before asking, “Can you get me an extra blanket?‘
The maid looked at the huge bed in the center of the room and asked in confusion, “Why… Isn’t this blanket big enough?”
The bed could accommodate four or five people, and the blanket’s size matched the bed. It was clearly big enough for Natalie and Oliver.
“Well, I tend to hog the blanket when I sleep at night, Natalie answered. After all, she could not tell the maid that she and Oliver hadn’t even shared a room, let alone a bed.
The maid nodded and left. Soon, she returned with a thin blanket.
Oliver walked in on the maid handing the blanket to Natalie, frowning slightly.
The maid left, leaving the two of them in the room, Natalie brought the blanket to the couch. When she turned around, she was met with Oliver’s indifferent face. Although the room was spacious, she felt suffocated due to Oliver’s overwhelming presence.
Chapter 39
Oliver’s gaze landed on her arm. The short sleeves of the nightgown couldn’t cover the cuts on her arms. The cuts were shallow and had already stopped bleeding. But the red marks looked alarming against her fair arms.
Oliver shifted his gaze to the blanket on the couch and asked, “What is the meaning of this?”
“I’ll take the couch,” Natalie replied. “You can have the bed.”
Oliver inexplicably felt a little angry. When they were in the woods, she clung to him to seek refuge in his arms. Once she was safe, she seemed eager to distance herself from him.
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