Chapter 69 Putting His Foot In

• Nicholas' breath hitched, the softness he was gripping firmly onto rendering him into a stupor.
• Meanwhile, it didn't take long for Tessa to burrow out of his arms. She straightened up, but that made the pain unbearable, so much so that it brought fresh tears to her eyes. She crouched down in hopes of soothing her protesting ankle, and as she breathed through the pain, she grumbled, "Can't you just be a little less aggressive?"
• Nicholas was about to retort when he suddenly looked down and noticed that her ankle was as swollen as fully-proofed bread dough. Seized with an inexplicable anger, he snapped irritably, "Why are you being so stubborn when you're already this badly hurt? Are you planning on waiting for paralysis to set in before you're willing to go to the hospital?"