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Chapter 375
“Don’t touch it. It’s dirty,” Elijah warned as he locked eyes with Sheena.
Sheena met his gaze and said rationally, “This blood is fresh, indicating something happened here just
now. Didn’t you and Lionel see anything when you rushed over?”
Elijah remained silent, glancing at Lionel.
Lionel understood and explained, “I arrived first. When I entered, I caught
someone trying to escape through the window, so I used a small knife to injure him. This should be the
blood left by that person.”
“And where is this person? With your skills, how did he manage to escape from you?” Sheena asked.
Lionel hesitated for a moment, feigning embarrassment as he scratched his head. “I’m sorry. I slipped
up. He had an accomplice, so I didn’t pursue him.”
Fine.
Since the person was not caught, there was little else to ask.
Sheena glanced at Elijah again, noting that he seemed okay apart from his pale face and slightly
colorless lips.
Was it really just a cold?
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Alright. Let’s go back to Ocean Avenue,” Sheena said, turning to leave.
Elijah followed behind her. With every step, the wounds on his lower back were pulled, causing him
pain. He felt weak, almost tip–toeing with each movement. Lionel quickly stepped forward to support
Elijah’s arm.
When she heard a noise behind her, Sheena stopped, turned around, and asked, ” What’s wrong?”
Elijah took a breath and maintained his composure. “It’s nothing. He slipped a bit.”
Lionel chimed in, “Yeah, I slipped. Luckily, I reacted quickly and grabbed Mr. Freeman’s arm in time to
prevent me from falling!”
Sheena did not dwell on that minor incident. She continued walking out of the abandoned factory, and
Elijah asked Lionel to drive his car back while he joined. Sheena in her car.
During the journey, Elijah sat upright, his suit impeccably neat, and he avoided
leaning against the car seat to prevent contact with his injured back.
Sheena noticed and, recalling the burns on his back, ignored it. She casually asked, “How was it with
Nathaniel today? Did he reveal anything?”
Elijah cleared his throat, hesitated briefly, and replied, “Not yet, but don’t worry. He’ll spill everything
tomorrow.”
“Okay.”
Silence filled the car until they arrived at Ocean Avenue, and they entered the living room together.
While Sheena leisurely changed her shoes, Elijah, who had already changed, started climbing the
stairs.
After ascending a few steps, he stopped and turned back, asking, “Sheena, are you hungry tonight? I’m
a bit tired and thinking of taking a nap for half an hour before making dinner.”
Sheena felt a bit odd but did not refuse. “I’m not very hungry. We can eat later.”
“Then I’ll go up first.”
Sheena remained silent, her gaze following his figure disappearing around the corner of the second
floor. For some reason, she had a strange feeling.
Throughout the journey back home, she felt as if he was enduring horrible pain.
Was the burn on his back getting worse again?
Following him up to the second floor, Sheena noticed Elijah’s door was not locked. She gently pushed it
open slightly and saw him peacefully lying in bed, seemingly asleep. However, Sheena observed that
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmhe was lying face down and had not even removed his suit jacket.
Pushing the door open and entering, Sheena sat at the edge of his bed, touching his forehead with her
icy fingers.
Feeling her cool touch, Elijah’s eyelashes trembled. “I don’t have a fever. I’m just tired. I’ll be fine after a
nap.”
Indeed, he was just a bit warm, probably not running a fever. Perhaps she was overthinking it.
“Alright. Rest well.”
Sheena withdrew her hand, preparing to get up when a strong force suddenly pulled her tightly. As she
reacted, she found Elijah’s arm wrapped around her waist, his head nestled in her embrace, his upper
body leaning on her thighs.
At first, she was stunned, not expecting him to be so bold this time.
“Let go!”
Instead of loosening his grip, Elijah’s hand around her waist tightened, and he unabashedly snuggled
closer. “Just let me hold you, just for a little while.”
Sheena hesitated for a moment, suddenly recalling her decision last night to completely sever her
lingering feelings for him, and her expression turned ice- cold. Then, she reached out, forcefully trying
to pry open his arm.
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