Dorothy raised her head and latched her eyes on Credence's handsome face. The painful expression due to her knocked nose remained fixed.

When she saw his deep eyes and the disdain towards her, she went completely out of breath at that instant.

Trembling, she rebuked, both amused and bristling, "Why would I be stalking you? Mr. Scott, you came from the opposite direction, so why did you assume I was following you?"

She knew that for the sake of Belle's health, she had to speak respectfully and nicely towards him. However, he was downright convinced that she was just trying to hit on him, which caused a searing pain in...