Mark put down the document and looked up at Cecilia. After a long time, he said with a smile, "Why are you just standing there? Be a good girl and come closer."

Cecilia bit her lip, cursing him in her mind.

He still treated her as a child!

All the same, she found herself gravitating towards him and obediently taking the seat next tohim.

Mark poured her a glass of water, asking gently, "Does it still hurt down there?”