Cornell’s brows crinkled to the extent that they touched each other.
In a matter of seconds, he buttoned his shirt, pulled on his pants, and slammed the door on his way out.
As he descended the stairs, he saw the maid at the door.
“Sir, are you going out?”
Cornell nodded. Seeing the medicine box in her hand, he stopped and asked, “What’s that?”
The maid looked down and said, “Oh, here is the healing medicine.
I’m going to give it to madam.”
“She got hurt again?” His eyebrows knitted in confusion.
The maid was surprised.
“Yes, didn’t you see it already? When you two arrived, I saw her feet were bleeding.”
Cornell was stunned for a moment.
Audrey’s feet were injured?
Damn it! How could he not have noticed that?
“One more thing, sir,” the maid continued as she saw Cornell Look up to the bedroom door.
“Actually, Ms. Murray stopped by this afternoon.
They chatted for a while before madam went out.”
Ms. Murray? So Cecilia came here while he was at work?
In the afternoon, Matteo only said that the maid had called to tell him that Audrey had gone out.
He wasn’t informed of Cecilia’s visit.
The security at Serenity Villas was tight. Cecilia must have had the driver bring her in.
Cornell frowned.
“Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”
“I didn’t think it was important back then,” she replied honestly.
“A visitor came here and you say it’s not important? Listen, I want to know every single detail that has to do with my wife. Understand?”
Cornell said with a stern countenance.
The nurse nodded hard.
“Okay, sir. Please excuse me, I need to go treat her wounds.”
“I’ll handle it, Cornell commanded, stretching out his hand for the medicine box.
Back in the bedroom, Audrey got out of bed and got changed after taking off what was left of her dress. She felt a sharp pain in her feet.
She lowered her head to check. The cut reopened again, and the gauze was already soaked with blood.
She squatted helplessly.
She used to be a girl with pride. Countless times, she went up national stages and received praise from teachers.
Now, she had been reduced to something else just because she fell for a man.
She hugged herself tightly and buried her face in her knees.
How did she turn herself in such a condition? Why did she make herself miserable for a man?
Suddenly, the door was pushed open.
Audrey thought it was the maid.
With her head bowed, she said in a nasal voice, “I don’t want to eat tonight. I just want to be left alone.”
Cornell stood in place, his long and straight eyelashes covering the emotions in his eyes.
At this moment, Audrey looked nothing like the wild cat who had fought him off minutes ago. She was now like a fragile and beautiful doll that was downtrodden.
The windows were still open, letting the cold wind in. The wind froze Cornell’s emphatic expression and also tore a gap in his heart.
He was filled with regret for the first time.
Did he hurt her while he was so rough with her? Oh, no!
Thinking of this, Cornell quickly walked over and gently carried her to the bed.
Audrey still thought it was the maid. When she felt someone approaching her, she lazily said, “I really don’t want…”
However, Cornell’s familiar scent hit her nose before she could finish her words. She looked up and her eyes fell on his handsome face. She was flustered and reached out to push him.
He grabbed her wrist gently and said, “Keep still. I just want to change the dressings for you.”
Audrey was stunned.
She didn’t know what was going on.
She watched as a pair of beautiful hands held her feet gently and removed the gauze on them slowly.
Confusion clouded her mind and she blurted out what was on her mind, “Hey, ghost! What did you do to Cornell?”
Cornell chuckled and raised his eyebrows at her.
“What’s going on in that head of yours?”
Cornell was behaving strangely. Audrey couldn’t think of anything else to explain his behavior.
An idea flashed through her head all of a sudden. With that thought, she pulled back her feet warily and wrapped herself tightly with the quilt.
“You are up to something, aren’t you?”
As soon as she finished speaking, she frowned and covered her mouth right away.
Cornell’s expression changed at her words.
Soon, Cornell’s handsome face turned normal and his voice was indifferent.
“Don’t worry. I won’t make you do that.”
“Do what?” Audrey muttered with her hand still over her mouth.
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