The Daughter in the Shadows (by Una Norris) novel Chapter 74

Chapter 74 A Scar Beneath The Scarf

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Yumice stood barefoot on the carpet, picked up her scarf, and carefully inspected it. “Good thing it’s not damaged. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to return it

Wyatt cut in.

You don’t need to return t

Yunice looked at him. She was about to ask why but then remembered something more important.

“Let me check your back,” she said.

I still remembered how pale he looked before I fell asleep. It must’ve been from the wound,

Wyatt sat up without resistance, and Yunice reached out to unbutton his shirt.

She had grown up around medicine with her father, so she had seen both men and women. To her, there was no sense of taboo. Undressing someone for treatment didn’t feel inappropriate at all.

But when her knuckle brushed against Wyatt’s Adam’s apple by accident, a strange tremor ran through her.

Something flickered in her mind. Her face warmed, but she forced herself to stay composed. Thank you for saving me today.

Wyatt corrected her. ‘Not today. Yesterday. You’ve been asleep for seven hours.”

It had just passed midnight, so technically, it was the day before.

Normally, that wouldn’t matter. But as he spoke, the vibrations from his voice resonated through his throat, and Yunice felt it on her fingers.

She tensed again. “How did you even find me?”

Yunice had thought, no one would notice my disappearance, much less come to rescue me.

So when someone actually rushed in for me. I was stunned. My nose stang, and tears nearly welled up.

It had been so long since anyone cared.

They say people who grow up unloved are the easiest to fall for even the smallest act of kindness. I didn’t want to let my quard down in front of Hyatt.

She swiftly undid the buttons on his shirt, then walked around to his back. Her hands reached in from the collar, spreading the fabric open along his shoulders.

His back was wrapped in gauze, and a large bloodstain had spread through it. Just looking at it made her frown

It was Paul He thought you were with me. Wyatt explained.

Yunice touched the gauze gently. It was unbearable. Si immediately moved to undo it and clean the wound properly.

Just then. Wyatt turned his head slightly, casting a glance at her from the corner of his eye. “I heard Paul’s

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Chapter 74 A Scar Beneath The Scart

“Injured!” Yunice’s expression changed. Her hand froze How bad? Is he dead?”

“Oh Yunice gave a short reply and went back to unwrapping the gauze. “With an injury this large, keeping it wrapped only slows healing. The constant friction makes it worse.”

Wyatt had broad shoulders and a large frame. Compared to Yunice’s size, the contrast was sharp.

And the way she moved the gauze meant she had to reach around him like she was hugging him. Every time her hands passed in front of him, her body leaned in closer.

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