Chapter 100: Not Knowing Her Secret

Hearing Dora's cry, Zac rushed into the treatment room, his heart in his throat.

When he saw the scars etched on Patricia's back, he was so shocked that he forgot to breathe.

‘I didn't know that Patricia's back was scarred like this.Every time we had sex, the room would be
covered in darkness, making it hard to see.And by the time I awoke, Patricia would have already left
the bed, so I was never aware of such marks on her skin.This...’ He felt like invisible knives were
wrenching his heart again and again the more he looked at her back.

The pain in his heart at this sight made it hard for Zac to breathe.

‘What kind of experience has she suffered through to merit such ugly scars on her back?’

Noticing Zac's presence, Dora squealed in surprise and said discontentedly, "Mr.Reynolds, you can't be
in here.You need consent to be in this room right now."

Patricia was startled when she heard Zac's name called out.

Slowly turning around, she cast her gaze towards the door.

Seeing his consternation, Patricia felt her body tremble.

Quickly dressing, she glared at Zac.

She had heard some noise a moment ago, but she thought Dora had accidentally bumped into the
wooden door due to her shock.

Patricia hadn't expected to turn around and find Zac standing there.

Along with her anger, a trace of shyness and embarrassment could be seen on her face.



Biting her lower lip, she said unhappily, "Zac, why did you come in? You shouldn't have..."

Patricia didn't want Zac to see her scars.

She had kept this secret to herself for so long that when she had finally got married, she thought she
had found someone she could finally confide in.

But she later realized that was all wishful thinking on her part.

Their marriage was destined to fail the moment Zac had agreed to marry her.

They were not meant to be a happy couple in love.

After all, this marriage was only a business deal to Zac.

"I..." Hearing her voice, Zac snapped back to reality.

A trace of sadness flashed across his face, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

‘She is my woman, but I know nothing about her.I didn't even know that she had kept such a secret to
herself.’

Zac suddenly felt guilty for not having been a better husband to Patricia.

After not hearing a word out of Zac's mouth since he entered, Patricia felt exasperated and didn't wait
to listen to his explanation.

She immediately said, "Zac, you'd better leave now."

Hearing this, Zac raised his eyes to look at her.Frowning, a hint of sadness flashed across his face.



Passing Dora on his way out the room, he whispered to her, "Check on her injury, and help me find out
where she got those other scars from."

Hearing this, Dora nodded heavily.

How could she refuse her dream guy's command? Besides, she was curious about the scars on
Patricia's body as well.

After Zac left, Dora wiped the tears off her face and smiled brightly at Patricia.

"Miss Patricia, please don't take it to heart.I'm easily brought to tears!"

Dora then flashed a charming smile showing Patricia her canine teeth, which made her look very cute.

Patricia nodded slightly.

The embarrassment and shyness on her face melted away when she saw Dora's smile.

Taking a deep breath, she said softly, "It's not your fault.Just don't cry anymore."

Patricia then took off her clothes again and lay prone on the bed, allowing Dora to examine the injuries
on her back.

In addition to the obvious scars, two new purple bruises marked her back.

Moreover, one of them was as long as a palm and as wide as two fingers’ length.

It was a scary sight.

"Miss Patricia, what did you bump into to get the bruises?" Dora asked in a low voice, looking at her in
concern.



She was afraid she would say something out of timing and dredge up bad memories for Patricia.

Hearing her question, a faint smile appeared at the corners of Patricia's mouth, indicating that Dora
didn't need to be so worried.

To her, it was just another bruise.

The more lightly Patricia took it, the more distressed Dora felt.

Tears began to stream down Dora's cheeks as she started sobbing.

"Miss Patricia, you must have suffered through many hardships, or you wouldn't have gotten hurt this
severely.I feel so sorry for you."

Dora really felt grieved when she looked at Patricia's back.Hearing that, Patricia couldn't help but
laugh.

She thought that Dora was a very sweet person.

From as far back as I can remember, Dora is the first person that has cried for the scars on my back,
which even my mother knows nothing about.

"I have finished my checks.Fortunately, you didn't hurt your spine.But it's not just simple bruising.You'll
need to be hospitalized for further observation."

"Is the damage so severe?"Patricia asked suspiciously.Dora immediately shook her head and smiled
sweetly, saying, "It's safer to stay in the hospital under our watchful observation."

Hearing this, Patricia realized she had no choice in the matter.

But since Dora had already seen her scars, there was no need for her to be bashful and hide her scars.



With Dora's assistance, Patricia felt more at ease.

What was more, Patricia knew that if the injuries on her back were not treated in time, she might suffer
worse pain in the future.

She made the decision to take some time off to rest.

Besides, there wasn't much work in the company right now, so she could be let off the hook for taking
some personal days.

Sampson When Patricia readily agreed, Dora realized she had Jet her guard down.Remembering the
task Zac had assigned to her, she looked over at Patricia.

Distraught as she was, she whispered, "Miss Patricia, I'm sorry for being so nosy, but some of these
scars seem to have been around for several years.They also appear to be man-made in nature.Who on
earth did this to you?"

Dora nervously looked at Patricia, searching her face for the answers to her question.

Patricia was stunned by the directness of Dora's question.

Taking a deep breath, she looked at the ceiling gloomily.

‘Where did I get those scars?’ Patricia couldn't remember clearly when she had received her scars.

She knew some of them were caused by Lyndsy's bullying, some were caused when Sullivan beat her
after getting drunk, and others were caused by Yolanda venting her anger.

All kinds of vague memories flashed through Patricia's mind.

Without saying a word, she pushed them all aside.



She didn't want to relive those terrible memories.

She didn't want to be dragged back to the past and lose the confidence she had mustered to move on.

Seeing Patricia's forlorn expression, Dora couldn't help but blow her nose.

She felt like her tears were on the verge of falling again.

In her eyes, Patricia looked like a lonely little girl, waiting for someone to hold her tightly and protect
her.

"Miss Patricia, don't think about it anymore.There is no need to remember such unhappy memories."

Dora sobbed.Patricia was constantly surprised by Dora's reactions.

But for some reason, she couldn't hate Dora for the way she behaved.

Instead, Patricia thought that Dora seemed like an innocent girl, one who was sympathetic and even
shed tears on her behalf.

When Patricia and Dora exited the treatment room, Zac made his way over to their side, looking
anxiously at Patricia.

Pursing his lips, he didn't know what to say to her.But his deep eyes were full of worry.

A trace of guilt also shone through his eyes as well, and he decided he would make it up to Patricia.

When her eyes met with Zac's, a trace of coldness appeared on her face before she looked away.

After a moment's pause, Zac arranged a private ward for her.

As soon as she was brought into the room, she fell asleep.



Perhaps it was because she was exhausted after confronting Sullivan and the others that night, or
perhaps it was from all the pain she had endured when the nurse applied the medicine on her back.

At this time, Patricia was sound asleep on the bed, a faint smile lining her face.

Zac wondered what delightful dream she was having that caused her to smile so sweetly.

Seeing the smile on Patricia's face, Zac's heart ached inexplicably.He looked at her back
unconsciously.

For a moment, his heart seemed to be grabbed by something and was so heart- wrenchingly painful.
Furthermore it felt like heavy rocks weighed on his chest, making it difficult to breathe.


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