Chapter 389 - Underneath The Gloves (1/2)

Sasquatch held his breath. For the first time that day, he was finally about to see Lotus' hands and he didn't know what to expect.

The unpredictable woman slowly slipped the gloves off and placed them on the child's bedside table. She then pressed her left hand to her forehead and put her right hand on the child's cheek with a serious expression.

From the foot of the bed, Sasquatch ran his eyes across both hands and almost choked.

Scars...

Her hands were indeed covered in scars! Just as Halia had said, these scars were left from thin, deliberate cuts, like some kind of branding...

Sasquatch was horrified!

Normally, when Sasquatch caught a criminal, he would feel hatred and disgust, but today...he actually felt pity and sympathy. How did Lotus have these scars? Why did she have these scars? Who gave her these scars?!

”Oh, sweetie, you've got a fever,” Lotus said softly to the child in front of her. She then looked at Sasquatch and asked gently, ”Bernard, can you help me get some medicine while I fetch a towel and some warm water?”

Sasquatch snapped out of his daze and nodded his head. Regardless of who she was, he couldn't make a scene in front of the children and frighten them. So, he tried to remain composed as he walked over to the medicine cabinet.

When he returned, he saw Lotus sitting beside the child's bed, wiping his face with some warm water. ”It must be the cold weather,” the other volunteer said quietly as he walked over to Sasquatch and saw him looking at Lotus. ”Lotus recently donated some money to have the heating system in the orphanage upgraded. They're planning to install it in the next few days.”

Sasquatch wasn't that afraid of the cold, so he didn't take notice earlier, but the orphanage was relatively cold. He looked around and saw the other children huddled up in bed with thick clothing. The other volunteer also had a down jacket on, even though they were indoors.

Suddenly, it no longer seemed so strange that Lotus was walking around with a scarf and gloves all the time.

He was actually the strange one in his t-shirt and windbreaker.