Chapter 41

"Weren't you always afraid of pain?" Leslie asked. He remembered how Leon had carried Victoria in for treatment years ago when she had sprained her ankle dancing. She had complained multiple times about the pain back then. But now, this wound was far worse, yet she didn't make a sound. "That was then. This is now," she replied simply. She didn't elaborate further. After disinfecting the wound, she reached for the medicine and started wrapping it herself. "Let's continue discussing my mother's condition." Leslie watched her struggle, then took the bandage from her hands and wrapped it for her. It was such a simple action, yet Victoria found herself momentarily dazed. She stared at his hands as he worked. Just as he finished bandaging her wound, his phone chimed with a message. It was from Leon. "Be gentle when wrapping her wound. Give her scar treatment after." Leslie replied, "Understood." Leon didn't respond further. Sitting beside him, Eva watched his unreadable expression. W