Tyler brought the first-aid kit, two towels, and an ice pack.
Vickyâs cheeks were swollen at this moment as she had been slapped multiple times.
He wrapped a towel around the ice pack and handed it to her. âPut it over your face to see if you can
get the swelling to go down.â
âOkay. Thank you.â She reached out to grab the ice pack, but Tyler remained still, so she shot him a
confused look. âWhatâs wrong?â
He lowered his gaze and said, âI need to treat the wounds on your back as well.â
Her breath caught in her throat as realization dawned on her.
She had been whipped so many times that she felt numb, and though she did not know the level of
severity of her wounds, she knew that her wounds would get infected.
Since most of her wounds were on her back, she could not possibly treat them herself. Tyler was the
only one who could help her.
She clenched her jaw to suppress her embarrassment. âI⦠Iâll leave it to you, then.â
Tyler had seen her naked in the past, so she knew there was no point in her refusing his help. She thus
took a deep breath and removed Tylerâs jacket from herself before reaching for the buttons on her shirt
with trembling hands.
She kept telling herself that she should not be shy, but she was an innocent woman who struggled to
undress in front of a man. Hence, despite her effort, she failed to take off her clothes.
She stole a glance at the man who stood his ground and thought, âCanât you at least look away so that I
can take my clothes off before you apply medicine on me? How am I supposed to undress if you just
stand there?â
When Vicky struggled to undress, realization dawned on Tyler, and he stared at her. âAre youâ¦in too
much pain to undress?â
ââ¦â Vicky froze, wondering just how rigid Tyler was to not know that girls could be flustered.
When she did not respond, Tyler took it as a sign that he was right and took a few steps forward. âIâll
help.â
He swiftly unbuttoned her clothes and took them off. When his long fingers came into contact with her
skin, it felt cooling, unlike how it felt the night before.
She glanced at him gingerly and noticed that there were no emotions in his dark eyes. He did not look
at her the way he did the night before, and she could not help but wonder if she was overthinking
things.
âMaybe he mistook me for another woman. Maybe thatâs why he kissed me,â she thought. âJudging from
how heâs treating me now, itâs almost like heâs treating me like a guy friend. Besides, judging from how
dull he is, all he knows is to give me money, so itâs probably not likely that he is in love with me.â
As she was absorbed in her thoughts, all of her clothes had been removed.
The wounds on her body were not as severe as they had originally pictured.
The two men were sadists, and the whip they used was specifically made to hurt without injuring their
target. Still, there were countless red marks across her body, and if not treated properly, the wounds
could get infected.
Tyler started sanitizing her wounds and she shivered in pain, so he stopped and looked at her intently.