Chapter 1106 - 1098: Searching for the Truth 6

Chapter 1106: Chapter 1098: Searching for the Truth 6

"Linden Hawthorne." Tiana Thorne called softly.

At the sound of her voice, Linden Hawthorne turned his gaze to Tiana Thorne.

Seeing it was her, his originally indifferent expression immediately softened, a hint of a smile tracing his eyes.

"You’re back."

Just by sitting there, he resembled a harmonious landscape painting, exuding an air of noble elegance from inside and out.

Beneath his usually gentle exterior, there was a touch of paleness, and the color of his lips was not as rosy as the first time they met.

Tiana Thorne noticed his tired expression and thought he hadn’t rested well, so she couldn’t help but ask, "Are you tired? It’s been hard on you today."

She was too busy to notice this earlier.

But Linden Hawthorne wasn’t obliged to take care of her father.

Having him guard there for so long made her feel guilty.

"It’s okay." Linden Hawthorne wasn’t concerned about it, looking at the unconscious Seth Thorne: "I said I would take care of your father."

Tiana Thorne looked at him, noticing something off about his complexion: "But I’ve only been away for a moment, and you seem much more haggard. Are you feeling unwell? Do you want to rest for a while?"

Linden Hawthorne instinctively moved his hand back slightly: "Really?"

"Maybe I’m just a bit tired."

He didn’t want Tiana Thorne to notice that he had given blood to Seth Thorne; seeing everything was fine now, he was ready to go replenish his energy.

"Then you go rest, I’ll take care of things here."

"Hmm." Linden Hawthorne replied calmly, "I’ll come back tomorrow."

Tiana Thorne thought about how busy Aiden Shaw was; Linden Hawthorne should be busy too: "If work keeps you busy, there’s no need to come every day..."

As soon as she finished speaking, her eyes dropped, noticing that Linden Hawthorne’s wrist was wrapped in gauze.

She remembered that when she arrived earlier, Linden Hawthorne was perfectly fine; how did his hand get wrapped in gauze?

Immediately, she asked, "Wait, did you hurt your hand?"

Linden Hawthorne was about to step out when he suddenly heard Tiana Thorne’s words and glanced down at his hand.

He was wearing a suit, and the wound was hidden under his sleeve, yet Tiana’s sharp eyes even caught sight of that little bit of gauze.

Before Linden Hawthorne could think of an excuse, Tiana Thorne resolutely ran up and grabbed his wrist.

His skin was fair, and any blemish was too obvious, no wonder he looked unwell.

Linden Hawthorne looked down at Tiana Thorne’s determined expression, trying to decipher the truth, and he gently freed his hand: "Just a minor injury."

Tiana Thorne wasn’t naive; how could he be injured out of the blue: "Why didn’t you tell me you injured your wrist, how did it happen?"

She hadn’t considered that possibility.

"A careless cut," Linden Hawthorne said nonchalantly, not paying much attention to the injury.

But in Tiana Thorne’s eyes, it seemed like he wasn’t taking care of himself, not treating even his precious hand’s injury seriously.

This was unlike his usual behavior.

"This doesn’t look like it was careless, with such thick bandaging, the wound must be deep."

There was a hint of amusement in Linden Hawthorne’s eyes, no longer struggling: "You’ve figured it out, it’s just from losing too much blood, making my complexion not too good, so I need to go back and replenish, lest I faint in front of you."

He still had the energy to joke.

But Tiana Thorne couldn’t find anything amusing.

The person she respected the most, even a little grievance would upset her.

She wanted to touch Linden Hawthorne’s wrist, hoping it would heal quickly.

But Linden Hawthorne refused.

He feared she would find out about the whole blood transfusion process he did for Seth Thorne.

He didn’t want her to feel guilty.

He had promised to take good care of her, so he had to protect everything about her. ℯℯ𝑙.

She shouldn’t be made sad.