Chapter 28\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 28\u00a0<\/p>\n
Genevieve\u2019s brows drew tight. That day really wasn\u2019t her day.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had barely caught her breath after dealing with Zachary before another troublemaker appeared, wearing a pleasant smile that didn\u2019t reach his eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t want to deal with Tristan. So, she turned to head upstairs. However, dozens of curious eyes in the studio were already fixed on Tristan below.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If she walked away, it would only look like she had something to hide.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Genevieve took a slow breath and headed downstairs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She stopped in front of Tristan, her expression cool and distant. \u201cWhat is it this time?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tristan kept both of his hands in the pockets of his dress pants. \u201cGrandpa told me to pick you up.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
Genevieve\u2019s heart jolted. Only then did she remember that she had used getting a prescription as an excuse to leave the Lambert residence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After everything that had happened, she\u2019d forgotten about it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u05d1\u05d5\u05df\u00a0<\/p>\n
She pressed her lips together, said nothing more, and sent Hannah a message.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI need to take care of something. Watch the studio for me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then, she walked toward Tristan\u2019s car, which was parked by the curb.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moment the door opened, a crisp cedar scent rushed toward her. It was the same clean bite that clung to Tristan himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Genevieve slid into the seat and turned her face toward the window, her stiff posture making her reluctance obvious.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The car pulled smoothly into traffic.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Half an hour later, it stopped in front of a traditional-looking apothecary.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Genevieve stepped out of the car, went straight to the counter, and recited her prescription to the old practitioner.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAngelica, ligusticum, white peony root, and prepared rehmannia-15 grams each. Then, add prepared licorice and poria\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Behind her, Tristan leaned against the doorframe, his eyes narrowing slightly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
People loved to gossip that Genevieve was good for nothing\u2014a woman who existed only because she had married into the Lambert family.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But what Tristan saw was completely different. She could captivate a room in a perfume competition, save a life with a few needles, and effortlessly list complicated herbal recipes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He wondered how much of herself she had been keeping from everyone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
From the moment he first met her, she had never stopped surprising him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
TI\u00a0<\/p>\n
The practitioner finished packing the herbs and handed over the bundle, saying, \u201cAll set, miss. Here you go.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Genevieve reached out to take it, but Tristan stepped forward at an unhurried pace. He looked at her and spoke as if it were casual. \u201cI\u2019ve had this tight feeling in my chest recently. It\u2019s been bothering me. You\u2019re good with medicine, so could you check it out for me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Genevieve\u2019s hand paused midair around the bundle. She lifted her eyes and shot him a cold glance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was doing it on purpose. And she knew he wouldn\u2019t let it go if she refused.\u00a0<\/p>\n
VOLONE\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 28\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGive me your hand,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tristan obediently offered his wrist.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Genevieve rested her fingertips against his pulse. The beat beneath them was strong and even.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A moment later, she let go, her expression blank as she drew her gaze back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tristan lifted a brow and curiously asked, \u201cWell? How is it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She looked at his expectant expression and replied calmly, \u201cYou have a kidney deficiency.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tristan\u2019s smile froze. If he insisted on provoking her, then he couldn\u2019t blame her for hitting back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Genevieve continued, \u201cYou\u2019re run down, and your circulation isn\u2019t great. It\u2019s no wonder your back and knees feel weak, and you\u2019re exhausted all the time. Want me to write you a prescription? It\u2019ll boost your energy. And it works fast.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tristan\u2019s expression darkened completely. Then, after a moment, the corner of his mouth lifted, and the anger vanished. Genevieve watched his expression shift, her brows drawing together.<\/p>\n
Chapter 28\u00a0 1\/2\u00a0 Chapter 28\u00a0 Genevieve\u2019s brows drew tight. That day really wasn\u2019t her day.\u00a0 She had barely caught her […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-you-chose-her-so-i-married-better"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":229,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202\/revisions\/229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}