It turned out that guilt and remorse could somehow make Maria set aside her toughness and stubbornness. In fact, he was surprised that she was capable of showing such a lovely expression.

Anthony suddenly thought that since this opportunity was rare, he should better seize the chance to make something out of it.

Therefore, he frowned, gently put one hand on his wound which was wrapped in gauze, and began mumbling in a low voice, acting Like he was really in pain.

“Ouch... Oh, it hurts... For real..."

Hearing this, Maria was more flustered.

“R-really? Does it hurt badly? How about I remove the gauze and apply some more ointment on the wound? Or... do you want me to gently massage it?"

Upon asking, Maria blew on Anthony's forehead gingerly.

Maria puffed her cheeks and blew on Anthony's wound carefully, hoping that this could at least relieve some of the pain.

At the same time, Anthony was being very cooperative.

He didn't avoid her. Instead, bit by bit, he moved his forehead closer to her lips.

“How is it? Are you feeling a little better?" Maria asked nervously. However, Anthony still had a frown on his face, nodding with difficulty just to comfort her.

“Well, yes... Thank you. I feel... Much better now..."

Anthony couldn't even speak his sentences without pausing. Of course, Maria thought that he was just acting tough.

Therefore, she became more anxious, thinking of other things she could do.

“How... How about I remove the gauze first? Blowing the wound through the gauze might not have much effect.”

Seeing that Anthony had no objection, Maria carefully removed the gauze, revealing a bruised and swollen wound.

Maria felt guiltier after seeing the actual condition of Anthony's wound.

She tried to get closer to him and only stopped when her Lips almost touched his forehead.

Maria blew mildly. She tried to make the breath she exhaled as softly and soothing as possible. By doing this, she could ease the pain and, at the same time, not irritate the wound.

She didn't dare stop until Anthony truly felt much better. Her face was flushed and beads of sweat already started to form on her forehead.