A Lifetime With You

Chapter 67

Damien wrapped her arm around Ava’s waist with a smirk, “We are married and there is nothing wrong with that.” “But we’re in the office!” Amidst her struggle to escape, she smacked a cup of hot coffee accidentally. The boiling coffee spilled over Damien’s arm and he hissed in pain before he let go of her. The coffee stain was rather obvious despite the dark-colored shirt worn by him today. As Damien rolled up his sleeves, a large patch of reddened skin was revealed and it was somehow painful just by looking at it. Ava went frantic, “I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to…” She quickly soaked his arm in the cold water, and Damien did not resist it. It was his first time being cared for by a woman, and he felt strange. The panic in her eyes reflected her concern towards Damien.

Instead of getting upset, Damien embraced her with a grin. “Uh oh, you’re in trouble now, Ava,” he whispered in her ear. “What should I do now? Is it painful? Wait here, I’ll go and get you some ointment for the burn!” In a flash, Ava ran out to get him some soothing gel. Damien was dumbfounded by her sudden action. By the time Ava returned from the pharmacy with the ointment, Damien was back to his office. He propped his head up on one elbow and his sleeve was rolled up. The reddened skin was now visible to Ava.

Ava rushed and passed him the ointment.

“Here, take this. It was recommended by the pharmacist. Do apply thrice a day and your skin will heal within two days.” “Fine. Apply them for me then.”

Ava originally intended to leave once delivering the ointment to Damien. But now she was left with no choice but to treat his wound.

It was not a serious injury. Yet, Damien’s arm seemed to be severely affected. He even yelped a little when Ava applied the ointment and reminded her to be gentler.

As far as she could remember, Damien had a high pain tolerance. “Well, you can’t blame me. Who told you to behave recklessly just now?” Ava muttered. “What did you say?” “… I am saying that you are a delicate and precious person. I can’t afford to cause you any harm. So, for the sake of everyone, we should keep a distance of at least five meters apart at all times.” Damien snorted slightly. –

Ava had to bend over slightly to tend Damien’s wound because the latter was seated. Her cool fingers were somehow a relief to his scalded skin.

Such a minor burn shouldn’t require much attention. At this point, it was not painful for Damien anymore.

However, he reminded Ava, “Since the ointment has to be applied thrice a day, don’t forget to come and tend my wound during the afternoon.” RêAd lat𝙚St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only

“It’s not even that serious. Why can’t you do it on your own? It’s not like you’re handicapped anyway.” Damien lifted his arm and continued, “You hurt me and the responsibility is yours now.”

“What a nuisance,” Ava muttered. She placed the ointment down and left.

The nature of Ava’s work was not complicated, but many details required her constant attention. She continued her work and before long; it was lunchtime already. Ava looked up and realized that there was no one left in the office except herself. Though her colleagues had their lunch at the canteen, everyone avoided Ava because of her identity. She patted her grumbling stomach and headed out for lunch. Suddenly, Damien appeared and blocked Ava before she could leave the office. “I told you to tend my wound in the afternoon. Have you forgotten about it?” Damien mumbled. Ava was frustrated, “Even so, please let me have my lunch first, Mr. Radbury.” “Fine, let’s have lunch then.” Damien then pulled her into his office. His lunches were usually prepared by the chef he hired, and the meals were luxurious compared to the company canteen. While entering the office, Ava found two sets of cutlery placed beside the lunch. “What is the meaning of this?” Ava was getting confused.

“Lunch is served.”

Ava was dragged to the sofa by Damien. The latter was breaking his own rules now. Earlier on, he claimed that everything was strictly professional at the workplace despite their personal relationship. Damien noticed that Ava did not resist the lunch offered by him. After all, Radbury residence had a certified Michelin star chef. The only thing Ava missed while staying at the residence was the food served. Seeing Ava scooped the first mouthful of food into her mouth, Damien suddenly said, “From now on, the lunch fee will be deducted from your salary.” Upon hearing Damien’s comment, Ava lost her appetite instantly and rebuked him, “But why!” “Because nothing is free,” muttered Damien. Instantly, Ava placed her chopsticks down and prepared to leave. Instead of paying for the food, she would rather enjoy her free lunch at the company canteen.

Much to her dismay, the office door was locked by Damien. Failing to open the door, Ava turned around and demanded, “Who do you think you are! Unlocked the door now!”

Damien ignored her request and said, “Come back here. Let’s enjoy our lunch together.” Ava was tempted by the offer before returning to her seat. She refuted, “Since Mr. Radbury needs a lunch companion, then you should pay me for the extra services, right? After all, someone taught me that nothing is free in the world.” “It’s fine by me,” Damien agreed to her demand. Damien started digging in without waiting for Ava. On the other hand, Ava was tortured by the food aroma and suddenly, her stomach grumbled loudly. This was embarrassing for Ava! She pressed her stomach right away while trying to endure her hunger. A faint smile crept across Damien’s face. As if teasing Ava, he picked up drumstick into his bowl. Looking at Damien enjoying his meal deliciously, Ava gulped and hesitated before decided to join the lunch.

At the entrance of Koi Condominiums. The doorbell rang, and Kelly answered the door, only to find Selden was standing in her doorway. With a gloomy expression, Kelly snapped, “What are you doing here?” “You didn’t answer my calls. So, here I am today,” replied Seldon. Kelly snorted at the remark.

She blocked all of his contacts after their rather unpleasant breakup. When Seldon approached Kelly that day through her assistant, the latter had initially thought about the possible reconciliation between them. Yet, Selden was furious at Kelly for framing Ava instead. It was all Ava’s fault for being a pretentious woman! Kelly was infuriated by how she flirted with other guys despite being a married woman. In her opinion, Ava had gotten off easy! She deserved far worse consequences than just losing her job.

Yet, Selden chose to support Ava, in which Kelly was extremely irritated.