When she unveils identities novel (Shirley and Braden) novel Chapter 54

Chapter 54 The Older, the Wiser

“You fail to appreciate others‘ kindness. What a paranoid!”

Shirley angrily walked out of the Reflection Room and couldn’t help but curse.

She thought, I’m so stupid. I shouldn’t have been kind to him whatsoever! Why bother?

Instead of coming here, I should have gone back, taken a bath, and watched a show while eating and drinking How nice would that be?

Aspen was waiting at the side. When she saw Shirley walk out of the Reflection Room, she hurriedly went forward to greet Shirley. Aspen said, “Mrs. Stewart, why are you out so soon?”

“He is so ungrateful and sarcastic He pisses me off. Why should I stay inside?”

“Well… I’m afraid that won’t do.”

Aspen continued to plead humbly, “You know Mr. Braden. He can be harsh sometimes, but he doesn’t have any bad intentions. Please, Mrs. Stewart. You can’t quit. You have to urge him to eat and apply ointment to his wound. Otherwise, he won’t make it through the night.”

“No!”

Shirley pulled a long face, gritted her teeth, and said angrily, “He said it himself. Whether he lived or died was none of my business!”

“Oh, no! Mr. Braden fell to the ground…”

Aspen shouted anxiously, “Mrs. Stewart, help… If you do nothing, he will die!”

Shirley closed her eyes, stamped her foot, and turned back.

She thought, Braden, I must have owed you in my previous life!

Braden indeed fell to the ground, his forehead covered in a cold sweat. He was in severe pain because of the whipping.

“What are you doing back here? Get out!”

Braden was already very weak, but he still played rough stubbornly.

“Shut up!”

Without saying anything else, Shirley directly ripped off Braden’s clothes.

Braden’s back was broad. His shoulder blades were full of strength, his muscles were perfectly lined, and his tan had a broken beauty with a few whiplash marks.

Shirley coughed.

At the sight of his naked upper body, Shirley couldn’t help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. She coughed to hide her fluster

Braden was weak, but his mind was clear, and his eyes were sharp. He could tell easily that Shirley was drooling over him, so he said coldly, “Woman, seriously? You can’t forget the feeling of touching and pinching me last time, so you want to take advantage of me again?”

“What a talkative narcissist!”

Shirley’s expression changed a few times, and she was so pissed off that she slathered a large lump of ointment on his wound.

Braden frowned deeply from the sharp pain and broke out in cold sweat. But soon, he was enveloped by a burst of coolness, and the pain gradually eased. He was suffering less.

Shirley continued to apply the ointment for him a bit gentler

Braden’s furrowed brows slowly relaxed.

Her fingers were slender and soft. When she stroked his back, he felt that she was using a feather to brush his body. The itchy feeling reached the bottom of his heart…

“Great! Mr. Braden rarely looks so meek. Sure enough, Mrs. Stewart is his cure.”

Aspen

hid outside the Reflection Room, peeked inside, and couldn’t help but mutter to herself.

In her eyes, the scene right in front of her now was the most intimate, harmonious moment of Braden’s and Shirley’s four years of marriage. She was almost moved to tears.

Suddenly, Aspen felt a strong sense of oppression above her head.