Collin avoided her gaze, lowered his head, and said nothing.
Kathleen said, "In the first few days, I gave him medicine. Later, he insisted he could take medicine himself and didn't want to trouble me. Today, I insisted on helping him. It became like this."
Lyra immediately heard the unusual in these words, narrowed her eyes sharply and stared at Collin.
The latter kept his head down and avoided looking at her, feeling a little guilty.
This abnormal performance was simply too obvious.
"Collin, did you do it on purpose? You haven't taken any medicine these days?"
Collin coughed lightly and didn't look at her, "No, I have it, but it was hurt on the back. Maybe I didn't get it right when I applied it. And it became serious for some reason."
Lyra didn't believe his nonsense at all, so she scolded him directly, "You don't want your wife to help you, and you can't give the medicine yourself. What are you doing? Can your body be treated like this?"
Facing the scolding from his sister, Collin received the instruction and nodded in agreement, "I'm sorry. It's my fault to make you worry."
Lyra was startled at first, noticing the first sentence, "You're proactive in admitting my mistake this time, even I was stunned."
As she stopped talking, Lyra only remembered his second sentence, stood up properly in displeasure, and looked at him, "Who worries about you? You should bear the sins you made yourself. Don't make Kathleen worry."
Although she refuted, Kathleen still smiled, and Collin smiled in satisfaction.
Lyra looked away and sat back on the small sofa.
"There are already signs of inflammation in the wound. Be careful not to get infected. I'll call Micah to come and have a look."
She turned on the screen of her mobile phone and was about to make a call when Collin stopped her, "This gunshot injury is really not serious. This kind of injury is too normal for me. Micah is accompanying with Abigail. Don't bother him. I'll take two anti-inflammation pills at night."
Lyra: "Your injury has been relapsed over and over again. After more than a week, it still doesn't heal. It will leave a scar. Let Micah see it before you can rest assured and don't leave any traces."
Collin refused and insisted, "I don't want to remove this scar. Just leave it on so that I can watch it all the time."
Lyra said coldly, "You want to use this scar to remind me. Always remember the injury you suffered for me at the time. Remember your goodness, so that I can forgive you earlier?"
Kathleen's face was slightly stiff, but she didn't expect Lyra's words to be so sharp. She couldn't hold back but quickly made an excuse and went downstairs to make tea for Lyra.
Soon only the siblings were left in the room.
Lyra sternly accused him of not cherishing himself, "Collin, don't think I will be soft-hearted by using this kind of bitter trick. It is your body. It is meaningless for you to torment yourself like this. It will only make me more angry."
Collin nodded in a very agreeable manner, but smiled inadvertently. Obviously, he was satisfied.
Why was she angry because he didn't take medicine properly?
Why did she reprimand him for torturing his body?
Did this mean that Lyra still cared about him and still had her big brother in her heart?
From childhood to adulthood, he had been sincere in educating Lyra, and he loved her like a baby. In Lyra's heart, he should be at least important, right?
When he was thinking about it, Lyra said coldly, "Why don't you speak? Is it because I guess it right, you're ashamed?"
He shook his head, "I don't want to leave a scar. I don't want to threaten you. I just want me to remember that you will always be my dearest sister. When you are in danger, as long as I am there, I will give my life to protect you. Make up for what's wrong in my heart."
His dearest sister...
He will give his life to protect her...
Lyra did not speak.
On the day of the island, Collin did it.
Ethel shot very decisively. Even she didn't react it and Collin had no time to think twice. He subconsciously rushed in front of her to block the bullet for her.
For more than a year, he knelt down to read the scriptures, was whipped, tortured himself, and now he saved her.
Was it enough to pay off those debts?
She felt it complicated, and was silent for a long time without speaking.
Collin took the initiative to show his favor, "Rara, Kathleen has come downstairs. Can you apply me some medicine?"
Lyra stopped her complicated thoughts, got up and sat behind Collin, and opened the medicine box on the bed.
Collin smiled contentedly, and there was an obvious happy look in his eyes. He gently told Lyra the order of medication.
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