Chapter 169. Worth It

SEBASTIAN's P O V

I was sitting at the edge of the pool, my head lowered as I stared at my hand that was injured from cooking dishes for Celine, when I heard the door open to the pool area. When I looked up, I was slightly surprised to see her here. It was the very first time that she had been here while I was having my night routine of swimming.

‘‘Hey, what are you doing here?’’ I asked with a smile, and leapt to my feet in a hurry to approach her.

She walked towards me with a blank face, and without uttering a single word, she grabbed my left hand in hers, and opened my palm.

My palm had a horrible scar that looked like the twisted body of a centipede. It was long and thin, and following an excessive amount of time spent submerged in water, the large blister began to tear.

‘‘I'm fine…’’ I mumbled shortly while attempting to get away from her grip on my hand, but she resisted my efforts and instead gazed up at me with fury evident in her eyes.

‘‘Are you