Chapter 1173

I froze, not able to understand what he meant by that in a short while.

I then saw him grabbing my arm. He gently rolled up my sleeve. Seeing the scratch marks on it, he

said with a frown, "You didn't hit back?”

I nodded. "I did, but I just trimmed my nails two days ago, so my scratches don't hurt. I merely

yanked her hair a few times."

He looked at me, a hint of exasperation emerging on his charming face. "If you don't have long

nails, don’t you know how t o use your fists and legs?"

I could not stifle my laughter any longer." I'm not like you guys. I can’t use both my hands and legs

at the same time when I fight. It's not that bad, really, dally poured a basin of water on her, so we

weren't really a t a disadvantage."

He looked at me with a face full of disgust." It was two against one yet you still got hurt. You weren’t

even the one who poured the water. If Lally wasn’t around, then would you be disfigured by now?"

I did not say anything anymore and lowered my head like a child, whispering,"

I wouldn’t have the guts to fight with her if Lally wasn't around. I'm definitely no match for her bold

character.”

Theo snorted and did not intend to entertain me anymore. He turned around and prepared to leave.

I followed behind him and crouched down after taking just a few steps. I watched as h e walked far

away. I felt particularly happy.

When he heard that it was all quiet behind him, he stopped walking and looked back a t me. He

asked me with his brows raised, " What’s wrong?”

I looked up at him and pretended as though I was crippled. Without moving, I said, "I'm injured and

can’t walk."

Theo facepalmed himself as helplessness was written all over his face. “Just tell me what I should

do."

I tilted my head to think about it and said," Carry me."

Theo stifled a laugh. "Is your leg injured?”

I shook my head. “It’s not."

Theo chuckled, "Why should I carry you, then?"

I pursed my lips and snorted, saying, "You can do whatever you want."

I planned to stand up after saying that.

I knew he wanted me to say something nice, but sometimes, I simply refused to say what he

wanted to hear.

Theo looked at me with eyes full of smiles.

When I walked up to him, he suddenly picked me up princess-style. His movements were deft.

I yelped and cried out, "Are you trying to startle me to death, Theo?"

Theo smiled but did not say anything.

A lot of people were standing in the lobby, most of whom were employees from the research

institute. They were all stunned when they saw Theo and me approaching. There were a variety of

expressions on their faces, which made it intriguing to look at.

It was understandable after thinking about i t. Theo and Elena had been acting very close

previously. It had formed a preconception, so everyone thought they were a couple.

Especially when Theo did not explain anything when dining with Mr. Collins the other day. He kept

going along with what the old man said, acquiescing to his relationship with Elena.

After a long time, everyone just thought that they were a couple.

Seeing Theo carrying me now, everyone was bound to be shocked. All kinds of speculation would

ensue.

Theo could not care less about what others thought and carried me into his office without a crack in

his expression. He placed me on the office chair.

Seeing that he was about to turn around and leave, I quickly asked, "Where are you going?”

He looked back at me and raised his brows to ask, "To find ointment to dress your wounds, of

course. Are you planning to have scars all over your body?"

I twitched my mouth. "Go ahead, then.”

When he left the office, I lay flat on the office chair and flipped through the papers on the table lazily.

These were all documents that had been discussed in recent meetings. They were nothing

important, so I lost interest after looking at them for a while.