He Finally Noticed Me Right When I Was Leaving novel Chapter 176

First off, she was a doctor. She upheld the most basic medical ethics—she saved lives, she didn't end them.

Second, precisely because she was a doctor, even if she wanted him dead, she wouldn't use something as clumsy as a broken piece of porcelain.

They had slept in the same bed just last night. Their home was full of sharp kitchen knives and scissors, yet she picked up this dull piece of pottery. There was no way this was her weapon of choice.

Still, the shard had left deep red indentations in her palm. It hadn't drawn blood, but the marks looked painful.

He plucked the shard from her hand, gently rubbing his thumb over the red lines in her palm, before bringing it to his lips and blowing softly. "Does it hurt?"

Seraphina tried to yank her hand back, but he held tight. Frowning at her palm, he asked again, "Seriously, what were you planning to do with this?"

"Prison break," Seraphina replied dismissively. "Ever seen *The Shawshank Redemption*? A tiny spoon is enough to dig a tunnel."

Knowing she had no intention of telling the truth, Pierce sighed in exasperation. "A prison cell is on the ground floor. We live on the twenty-sixth floor. How exactly are you planning to dig a tunnel?"

"Mind your own business. Let go!"

Pierce still refused to release her, but his phone started ringing again.

It was Lyra once more.

"Are you sure you're not going to answer?" Seraphina asked coldly. "That's two calls in a row."

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