Chapter 18

I was surprised to see him lying on the bed with dark circles around his eyes. Brent went too far; did he really have to give Samer a black eye? My poor Boss! I approached his bedside and sat next to him.

"My goodness, are you okay?" I asked like a fool, inquiring about his well-being even though I knew he wasn't okay because of the bruises from Brent.

"That's Brent, right?"

"Who?"

"Who else? That man who gives me these!" He said, pointing to his bruises one by one.

"I'm sorry. I didn't know he followed me, and it resulted in you getting hurt." I said to him as I went to get the first aid kit.

"Jamie...wait."

I heard Samer call my name, but I didn't turn back. I went straight to the first aid kit and got some antiseptic for his small wounds and prepared a cold compress for his bruises. When I returned, I immediately cleaned his face and applied medicine to prevent swelling.

"Why didn't you fight back?" I asked him because I knew he had