Billionaire's Match (Khloe and Nick Hunt) novel Chapter 1087

Charlotte helped Ethan inside and guided him to sit on the sofa.

She brought over the first-aid kit, knelt in front of him, and began treating his wounds.

Ethan watched her.

Her brows were slightly furrowed, her movements light and careful. A cotton swab soaked in iodine gently dabbed across the cuts on his face, bit by bit.

"Does it hurt?" she asked.

He shook his head.

"No."

Charlotte glanced at him.

"You're lying."

He paused for a moment, then laughed.

"How do you know?"

"You frowned just now."

He said nothing.

She continued applying the medicine.

Her fingers were cool, her touch careful and restrained as it brushed his skin with quiet gentleness.

He looked at her and suddenly spoke.

"Charlotte."

"Mm?"

"Why aren't you asking who hit me?"

She kept her head down, her hands not stopping.

"If you want to say it, you will," she said. "If you don't, asking won't change anything."

He froze slightly.

Looking at her profile—at her lowered eyes as she focused on treating his wounds—he suddenly felt something inside him soften.

"Charlotte," he called again.

She lifted her head.

He met her gaze.

Her eyes were bright, but there was something in them he couldn't quite read.

Weariness. Waiting. And…

He remembered.

She was waiting for Noah.

He withdrew his gaze.

"It's nothing," he said. "I just wanted to say thank you."

Charlotte glanced at him but didn't respond. She lowered her head again and continued dressing his wounds.

The room was quiet, filled only with their soft breathing.

Moonlight spilled through the window, falling across the floor.

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