Chapter 43

Kai:

I frowned at the sight of Irina looking as if she was in pain.

She was clearly trying to hide it, but I wasn’t blind nor was I dumb. I could tell that she was in pain. And the pain was in her right hand or arm.

She has been showering for a while now, and though she didn’t say a word, I saw how she struggled to take her clothes to the bathroom with her. And being right handed, I could tell that she was holding them with her left as well as trying to open the door with the same left hand, avoiding using her right one.

“I needed that shower.” She said, walking out with a towel in her left hand as she dried her hair. She slowly folded it and looked at me.

“Ready for dinner?” She asked, noticing that I was standing, mostly ready to leave the room to the dining room.

“Long sleeves when we have the heaters on?” I asked, and she froze. The woman ONLY wore a long sleeve in the room or when we were going out, and it was mostly a jacket. I noticed she preferred short sleeved shirts o