Chapter 455

“What’s wrong, Nelson? Did I say something I shouldn't have?” Claire’s voice softened a bit as she spoke. The sting from her wound had already cut her rant short, and when she noticed Hanson’s expression shift, the fire in her tone faded fast. Hanson eyed her carefully, then finally spoke, a little uncertain, “You didn’t say anything wrong. Just didn’t expect to hear that kind of language from you…” For a second, he almost thought she’d remembered something. Or maybe… she'd been pretending all along. But that face of hers—so innocent, so guileless—it didn’t give anything away. Every time their eyes met, there she was again, just looking at him like a lost kid. And the words, though they were cursing him out, were in response to the story he'd made up. So technically, she wasn’t really wrong. What could he say? Get mad at her for getting mad? Someone knocked on the wooden gate. Hanson stood up from the stone bench and gave Claire a sidelong glance. “Your injury’s still pretty bad. Be mo