Bruce's voice was neither loud nor soft. It was faint, like snow that melted in the room. His words when he said that he saw her naked and even applied ointment on her back echoed in Hilla's mind.
She thought she dreamt of Bruce Anderson applying medicine on her back. She thought she had even dreamed of herself hugging his arm and refusing to let go. But it turned out that everything was real and not a dream!
Bruce really did apply medicine on her back! That was why her back had healed up so fast.
"So… What I said this morning…"
"You called me your darling. You told me that you're very beautiful and asked me to open my eyes and look at you. Yes. I heard it all."
Bruce's answered seriously. His eyes remained calm, and they also appeared dependable and reserved. Yet when he spoke, his words were blunt.
Hilla froze as she stood in place. She blinked as she stared straight at the man on the bed. After a long time, she responded with a mumble.
"I… I wasn't wearing anything!"
