It'll Come Naturally novel Chapter 721

Belinda bit her lip and slowly closed her eyes. She thought, 'He's seen my body so many times already. Wouldn't it be too pretentious for me to be so reserved? Well, I'll just close my eyes and not look at him so I wouldn't be shy because of his look.'

Duke smiled playfully but he had no evil thoughts at all. He took a deep sad breath while looking at Belinda's bruises. He then stooped down before her and carefully applied the hemostatic powder on her bloody wounds.

"It would hurt a little. Hold on." Duke was gentle when he applied the medicine on Belinda's bruises and it was something unusual of him. His heart ached every time he saw her bruises. He didn't know if he had fallen in love with this woman who was as free as the wind but he knew that he had felt sad and choked up when he saw the bruises all over her.

"Okay..." Belinda frowned and hummed. 'It's not like what he said. It really hurts, ' she thought.

Duke regretted that he had just been too kind to that bastard while looking at Belinda's numerous wounds. He couldn't wait to kill that beast to get rid of his anger.

"Does it hurt?" Duke frowned as he looked at Belinda who was struggling in pain, and then gently applied the medicine on her bruises.

"No, it doesn't hurt much." Actually, it was not the pain of the powder biting on her wounds that troubled Belinda but Duke's way of looking at her naked body.

"I'm sorry. I know that it wouldn't relieve your pain even if I say sorry ten thousand times but still... sorry. As a man, I should not have only cared about my own self-esteem and ignored your feelings. It's my fault."

Duke looked soulfully at Belinda's half-closed eyes and then smiled in self-disapproval. He thought, 'I've been telling myself to be humble but I failed. I brought danger to Belinda." He looked at the woman in front of him with mixed feelings. He knew he cared about her. It was just that he didn't know how to deal with his feelings for her.

"You don't have to feel guilty. It's all my fault. It has nothing to do with anyone else." Belinda might be careless and outspoken but unlike other girls in rich families, she wouldn't be capricious. She would not blame others for her own mistakes. Although she felt very sad, she knew that "One should not impose on others what he himself does not desire."

"You must hate me for letting this happen to you. Don't you?" Duke pursed his lips with a touch of sadness in his dark eyes.

"No. It is tiring to hate someone. I have no such taste for self-torture. Are you done?" I want to get dressed. I'm not used to not wearing clothes." Belinda kept her eyes closed. She was more afraid to look at Duke than to let him see her naked body.

"I'm done. I'll let Tom give a further check on your wounds." After Duke said that, he went to get her a nightgown. Belinda had always been an outgoing woman in his eyes. He didn't expect Belinda to be so shy. Belinda had too many wounds on her arms so he chose a skirt with shoulder-straps for her.

Belinda let out a sigh of relief and let go of her tensed hands upon hearing his footsteps away. But the calmness didn't last long when she heard his voice again.

"Do you need any help?" Duke was not just holding her nightgown but also her underwear which made her extremely shy.

"No. I'll be Okay. Turn around." Belinda took the clothes from his hand and gave him an order as usual.

Unexpectedly, Duke said nothing this time. He just did as he was told silently with a faint smile on his face. He thought, 'I've already seen your body. Don't you think it's a little late for me to turn around now?' He didn't want to quarrel with an injured woman though, so he didn't embarrass her and just shut up.