My Substitute CEO Bride (Nash Calicraft) novel Chapter 9

Skadi drove to the outside of the apartment and, as usual, made a phone call to have Hera come down.

It was not until 9:20 that Hera finally hobbled out of the residential area in her high heels.

Nash followed behind with his hands in his pockets and asked, “Are you sure you don’t want me to take a look at it?”

Due to elevator maintenance, they had to take the stairs, and Hera accidentally sprained her foot in her rush to save time.

“I have an important client to see at 9:30, and I can’t afford to waste any more time!” Hera gritted her teeth and endured the pain.

He smirked and said, “Well, why were you being so slow, then? It took 30 minutes just for you to have breakfast and put on makeup…”

She pouted and did not reply.

It was all because this man had been staring at her while she ate breakfast.

Normally, she would scarf it down to save time, but today, she had to savor each bite.

Plus, he even watched as she applied makeup. When had she ever done makeup in front of a man before?

As they walked out of the residential area, they saw Skadi leaning against the car door in a black leather jacket.

She was wearing sunglasses and had her hair tied back in a ponytail, exuding a heroic and elegant aura.

When she saw Hera and Nash coming out, she lowered her sunglasses and gave Nash a meaningful look.

“Nash Calcraft, don’t you understand how to cherish and protect women? Don’t you know that it’s painful for women when it’s their first time?”

Nash was puzzled. “What first time?”

“Stop pretending!” Skadi stepped forward and helped support Hera. “Hera, do you want to take a day off and rest at home?”

Hera blushed and glared at Skadi. “Stop making things up. I just sprained my foot while going down the stairs!”

“I know, I know. I’ll go buy you some painkillers later!” Skadi acted as if she knew everything there was to know.

Well, it was normal for women to be a little shy.

She refused to believe that nothing had happened when a man and a woman were alone together.

Hera instinctively went to open the passenger door, but Skadi grabbed the door handle and said with a smile, “You should sit in the back now…”

After saying that, she helped open the rear door and forcefully pushed Hera inside.

Nash got into the car from the other side.

Skadi closed the door, clapped her hands, and then sat in the driver’s seat. “Hold on tight. We’re in a hurry today, so I might drive a bit faster!”

Hera looked down at her ankle, which was now swollen.

Nash caught a glimpse of her pained expression and spoke up, “Let me take a look at it. If it’s a bone misalignment, it needs to be treated promptly!”

Without waiting for her consent, he grabbed her delicate and fair ankle and placed it on his own leg.

Hera was wearing a knee-length skirt, and her ankle felt like a cotton ball. Nash was amazed at the smooth touch.

“Ah… Gentler…”

Hera felt severe pain in her ankle, and she bit her rosy lip as she let out a painful cry.

Her small hand tightly held onto her skirt to prevent it from riding up.

Skadi glanced through the rearview mirror and exclaimed, “You really sprained your foot?”

Hera replied irritably, “What else could it be?”

Skadi smiled but did not say anything.

It seemed she had misunderstood the two of them.

Nash removed Hera’s high heel, holding her ankle in one hand and her foot in the other as he gently twisted it.

Hera was wearing thin, delicate socks, so she could clearly feel the warmth of Nash’s large palm on her sole.

“It’s a bone misalignment! Bear with the pain for a moment!” Nash stared at her fair ankle and spoke in a deep voice.

She immediately tightened her grip on her skirt and pleaded, “Can you please be gentler…”

“I’m gonna count to three. Are you ready?”

“Okay…”

Hera broke out in a cold sweat and quickly took a deep breath to adjust her emotions.

“Three!”

“Ack…!”

Nash exerted force with both hands, and Hera heard the sound of bones rubbing against each other along with her own scream.

Was he not supposed to count to three?

She was not ready yet…