Chapter 2735
I wasn’t even using much strength. How did I end up tearing her sleeve?’ Er wondered.
Patricia’s lips twitched, after which she forced herself to say, “It’s fine.”
Then, she opened the first aid kit and brought the disinfectant and ointment out.
Then, Er snapped out of it and went on to aid Patricia with her wounds, being exceedingly gentle with
her while he was at it. It was inconvenient for Patricia to do it herself as she only had one good arm, so
she resigned herself to Er’s care. However, she also found his actions hrious.
Still, she had to bite her tongue and endure it due to Er’s confession earlier.
She did not want to give Er any false hope or lead him on, as she believed that they would not
interact in the future anymore once this mission was over.
After treating the wound, Er advised Patricia, “Be careful when you’ve gotten home. Don’t let the
wound get wet, remember to change the bandages, and get plenty of rest.”
Patricia listened to his barrage of advice, and after he was done, she defeatedly said, “Thank you for
the advice. I can take care of myself.”
Having been through much worse over the years, a minor injury like the one she had just sustained did
not faze her.
“Wait a minute,” Er called out to her again when he saw that she was leaving.
Puzzled, Patricia turned around and asked, “Is there anything else?”
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“Put this on.” Er handed his coat to Patricia.
After all, her ripped sleeve would just attract too much unwarranted attention.
“Thank you, I’ll return it another day,” she said.
Patricia did not decline the gesture this time, as wearing Er’s coat seemed better than walking
around with her arms and shoulders exposed.
Then, she left, unaware that wearing Er’s jacket would lead her to more unwanted scrutiny and
conjectures from others.
With a frown on his face, Er watched as Patricia left his office. ‘How did she get injured?’ His face
nched the instant he recalled the events that had transpired after they had left the restaurant. As it
turned out, he had heard her groaning in pain when she was fighting their assants off, a detail which
he had ignored.
Feeling remorseful, Er proceeded to beat himself up. He hated himself for being useless and
inattentive. Patricia had gotten hurt trying to save him, which he had failed to notice. At that moment,
he felt that he was nothing but a schmuck.
Meanwhile, Patricia went straight up to Nicole’s office once she had arrived at the headquarters of
Riddle Corporation.
“What’s this…?” Nicole looked at Patricia, who was draped in a man’s jacket.
“Ms. Riddle? Er was almost captured…” Patricia started, and went on to recount the incident in detail
to Nicole.
She had hurried back just so that she could report this to Nicole.
“So you got injured because of this? How are you now?” Nicole turned to look at Patricia’s injured arm.
“I’ve already taken care of it. It’s nothing,” Patricia replied.
“You should get some rest before going home,” Nicole advised.
Patricia shook her head. “It’s alright, Ms. Riddle. I’m really fine. Oh, and there’s one more thing, but I’m
not certain if it’s true.”
“What is it?” Nicole frowned upon noticing how serious Patricia had be.
“I don’t think those people are from the capital, and their techniques look as though they don’t belong to
a single school. It feels familiar, but I can’t confirm,”
Patricia exined with uncertainty.
She had carefully observed their moves, but she could not shake the strange, inexplicable feeling that
there was more to it.
“So you mean, by investigating their techniques, we might learn about their identity?” Nicole guessed.
Remorsefully, Patricia replied, “That’s what I was trying to say, but unfortunately, I didn’t manage to
discover anything.”
She could sense that there was something fishy about the assants, but as of now, she could not
confirm their identities.