Chapter 222 - Penthouse (1/2)

”You… you are so insensible.” Stella could only sulk as she didn't have any reply to his sarcastic remarks.

”Thank you so much, Ma'am. Now, if you don't mind telling me, where can I find a first aid kit in here?” Instead of being angry, he asked her with a faint smile.

It was then she realized that he was still holding her foot while pressing on the wound to stop it from bleeding out too much. 'I did the right thing by choosing him as my assistant.' She thought to herself, giving him an annoyed look.

Stella rolled her eyes at his lack of response, but still pointed next to the headboard of the bed. ”Do you see that flower?” She asked him while pointing towards a painted black rose. After getting a confirmatory nod from him, she continued. ”Press that portion with a little bit of force and a section will open. It's somewhere in there.” She explained it to him while he continued to gaze at her with a complicated expression.

”No wonder you shifted from that old castle to this penthouse. I would have done the same thing.” He added as he took her hand and pressed it against the wound. ”Don't move it until I say so.” He asked as nicely he could at the moment before heading towards the direction she had pointed earlier.

A minute later, he returned with a first aid kit to his previous position and went down on his knees again. It was then Stella realized that he had been sitting on the floor all this while. She was never raised to treat her guests this way. Even though he was her employee, but at the moment he was more of a guest at her place.

”I am so sorry that I didn't notice it earlier. Why are you sitting on the floor? You can drag that chair to over here.” She apologized to him right away after realizing her mistake. But it wasn't her fault that she forgot her manners after seeing her foot bleeding out.

”I am fine.” David declined her offer and settled down on the floor, this time crossing his legs. He propped up his left knee and placed her foot on it so that he could have a better view of her wound.

”You can let go of it.” He instructed her. Before he could place his own hand over the wound, the sudden decline in pressure made it bleed again.

Stella began to panic as she saw a dark patch on his dress pants which was, without a doubt, her blood. ”I am so, so sorry.” She apologized to him and pulled her foot away, not wanting to dirty his clothes anymore. But even after using much force, she could barely move her foot away from his knee as he was holding it firmly in its place.

”Stop moving, will you? I am trying to have a better look at it.” David frowned when felt her foot move within his grip. ”The gash is not that big, but it's a bit deep which explains why it is bleeding so much.” He stated after he was done examining her wound. He shifted his gaze to the first aid kit and removed the lid of the transparent acrylic box.

He took out a small bottle of an antiseptic and some clean cotton. He pressed the cotton against her wound as to absorb excess blood. After he was done wiping the wound, he took some more clean cotton after putting down the one he had just used.

”This might hurt a bit.” He murmured softly, but loud enough for her to hear after he had dipped the cotton in the antiseptic liquid.

Stella hissed through her teeth as he pressed the dipped cotton against the wound. She bit down on her lower lip, trying her best not to cry in pain as he began to clean the wound. She was trying her best to act strong before his assistant but her teary eyes betrayed her and didn't let her do so.

A lone tear travelled down her cheeks and dropped on the back of his hand with which he was holding her foot in place, making him to look up.

”I didn't know that my new Boss cannot stand such a little amount of pain.” He gave her a smirk as he tried to divert her mind from the pain. He himself how much cleaning a simple gash with some mere antiseptic hurt.

”What little, you moron?” Just like he had predicted, Stella lost her calm and yelled at him. ”Can you be a bit gentle? Or will it hurt you?” She continued to scold him. ”Of course, it will. What better way to take revenge on your Boss than put her through some pain, right? Is this your way of making me pay for asking you to join right away? Or I made you stay back at the company way after office hours. Wait! I didn't do that. You stayed back on your own. I even asked you to leave, that too a couple of times.” She pursed her lips in a pout.

”I know why you are doing this. I dragged you here at this hour for some mere document when you were about to return to the comforts of your home.” She continued her ranting, forgetting about the burning sensation.

”All done.” He spoke up, making her to shut her blabbering mouth.