?<strong>Chapter 473:</strong>


    Then, he reached into his bag and pulled out a small first-aid kit. Inside, antiseptics and Band-Aids were neatly organized, ready for use.


    “You’re quite prepared,” Katherinemented.


    “I brought it for Lily.”


    Katherine fell silent.


    An emotion she couldn’t quite name tightened in her throat. How could she have expected anything different?


    She felt foolish, now.


    Shawn looked up, his lips curling into a yful smirk. “Do you really believe that?”


    Katherine’s heart raced, the rhythm suddenly erratic. This hot-and-cold act of his was driving her insane. Just moments ago, when Lily was still with them, he had seemed so distant, almost indifferent.


    “Why wouldn’t I believe it? You two seemed to be getting along so well. If you end up together, don’t forget to thank me for ying matchmaker.”


    Shawn’s smirk didn’t waver. “And why doesn’t Bobby ever take care of you?”


    “How would I know?”


    Shawn believed there was nothing real between Katherine and Bobby.


    The rumors of her engagement to Bobby were just that—rumors.


    Shawn had asked Katherine out today to gauge her feelings.


    If Katherine was genuinely nning to get engaged to Bobby and had no interest in him, he’d never bother her again.


    “Any regrets?” Shawn asked as he helped her remove her shoe.


    Katherine’s attention waspletely absorbed by his words, so she didn’t notice when he had already taken off her shoe and sock.


    “What would I regret? If I were going to regret anything, do you think I’d have introduced Lily to you? You two seem to be getting along pretty well, right?”


    Shawn nced at Katherine and continued tending to her wound. “Lily’s a great person, really. But she’s not you.”


    Katherine lowered her gaze, tracing the path they had just walked. “I’m not as good as she is. She’s perfect for you.”


    “Do you remember back when we were in school? You once asked me a question.”


    “What question?”


    Shawn helped her slip her shoe back on. “Would you rather be with someone you love, or someone who loves you?”


    Katherine didn’t even remember asking that question, but it sounded like something she would have said back then. She couldn’t recall what she had chosen.


    “If I remember correctly, I chose to be with someone I loved.” Shawn met Katherine’s eyes. “Back then, you chose someone who loved you.”


    Katherine’s breath hitched. She had unknowingly set a trap for herself back then. And now, she found herself caught in it.


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