Please Be Gentle With Me Mr Grant

Having been through a shock, Blanca went back to the room early that night.

She thought and thought and felt that whatever it was, she must have been blind before. Was she that bad a judge of character? Taking a shine to swine like Todd.

She picked up the pillow by her side and strangled it resentfully, suddenly recalling Matthew.

Even if she was to take a shine to someone, it’d have to be someone like Matthew, right? Then she realized what she was thinking and tossed the pillow in her arms away. Good god what was she doing clutching at his pillow? Mentally ravishing him?

Was she supposed to swoon into his arms after being saved? She wasn’t some antique damsel!

Besides, even if she was to swoon into his arms, with someone at Matthew’s level, he wouldn’t return her affections anyway. Blanca sucked in her breath through her nose and warned herself not to get starstruck again.

Just a few minutes after she calmed down, the door clicked open. Blanca was sitting on the bed and hadn’t even thought of the right posture to receive him, so she took over the air conditioning blanket and covered her legs.

“Here. From Mrs. Brown.”

at the bags tossed on the bed, packed with packs and poultices

even ask, Matthew had loosened his necktie and turned to head

running water

the medicine on her knees, a smile wafting up on her lips. Whether it was from Mrs. Brown or Matthew, the thought of being cared for made her

Matthew got out, Blanca was still in the same posture. He frowned, gaze falling on the medicine.

it’s just scrapes and bruises. No need

gotten hurt before and never taken

and the sense of authority coming off him was considerably

those eyes, he’d be sickly

bed and sat down, the mattress crumpling to make way for him. “Blanca, I won’t tolerate my people

looking doe-eyed up at him, Matthew extended his long arms and yanked her over directly. Maybe because it was