CHAPTER 75: CHAPTER 75: CONCERN FOR SEBASTIAN BLACKWOOD, MISUNDERSTANDING RESOLVED

In the nick of time, a strong and powerful arm grabbed her forcefully, and with a swift turn, the two of them rolled down to the ground together.

"Fool."

A man’s icy, mocking voice came through, and Ivy Kensington froze, Sebastian Blackwood!?

Their figures slid down the slope, finally halting at a small depression in the mountainside, with Ivy Kensington held in Sebastian Blackwood’s embrace. Aside from feeling a bit dizzy, she wasn’t hurt at all.

She immediately scrambled up, flustered, and asked, "Are you alright?"

Sebastian Blackwood shook her hand off, stood up by himself, and looked down at her condescendingly, scolding, "That wolf was only interested in the herb you’re holding. You should have given it to him, but your greed wouldn’t let you. You should have been left to fend for yourself as a lesson."

"Of course, I can’t give it up!"

Ivy Kensington couldn’t help but retort, "This is also a rare herb, its medicinal properties are comparable to the Heavenly Heart Lotus."

Ivy didn’t expect to find this herb behind the Hawthorne family’s mountain.

After accidentally stepping into thin air and tumbling down the mountain, with no light, she could only explore with her other senses. She smelled the fragrance of many precious herbs permeating the mountainside.

By a stroke of luck, she stumbled upon this herb.

However, unexpectedly, after picking this herb, the surrounding animals became agitated, which led her to encounter that wolf.

Thinking of this, Ivy Kensington directly raised her hand and offered the herb to Sebastian Blackwood: "Here, consider it my compensation."

She had taken the Heavenly Heart Lotus and was willing to pay the price for it.

Sebastian Blackwood’s cold eyes suddenly darkened. She had desperately protected this herb, intending to give it to him...

Seeing the man not accepting it, Ivy Kensington became anxious, "If you don’t believe me, you can seek a professional herb identification agency. The potency of this herb truly is not less than that of the Heavenly Heart Lotus..."

She was about to say more when suddenly a beam of light shot across, causing Ivy to instinctively close her eyes, and in the next second, Sebastian Blackwood pulled her into his arms.

Why did he suddenly hug her...

"Don’t move, wolves are much fiercer animals, they might have come back,"

The man warned in a low voice.

Ivy Kensington immediately dared not move, obediently staying in his embrace.

Until—

"Brother Blackwood! Master Blackwood!"

The voices of Julian Hawthorne and others came through, only then did Ivy Kensington realize.

It wasn’t a pack of wolves but the people who came looking for them!

She quickly retreated from Sebastian Blackwood’s embrace, her ears slightly red.

For the first time, she was held in his arms for so long as Ivy Kensington...

Sebastian Blackwood frowned slightly in displeasure but said nothing.

Soon, they returned with the Hawthorne family troop.

"I’m sorry."

Julian Hawthorne said apologetically to Ivy Kensington, his expression not very good.

He just wanted to teach her a lesson but almost caused a fatal incident, which was the point of his apology.

Ivy Kensington understood that for Julian Hawthorne to apologize like this was already a big concession. She didn’t push further, speaking calmly, "I was in the wrong first, after tonight we’re even."

The herb was also given to Sebastian Blackwood.

She finally didn’t have to suffer inner torment anymore, the urgent task now was to find Stanley Kensington as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Ivy Kensington’s mind sank.

Tonight’s incident caused Stanley Kensington to run away again; finding him next time wouldn’t be so easy...

Afterward, Sebastian Blackwood personally took Ivy Kensington back.

"Thank you, Mr. Blackwood."

Ivy Kensington thanked him, but the moment she got out of the car, she noticed a bit of blood on Sebastian Blackwood’s back.

She wasn’t hurt, so the injury must have been sustained when he protected her rolling down the slope tonight...

Ivy Kensington felt a little guilty. She thought for a moment and turned to Sebastian Blackwood: "Please wait for me, Mr. Blackwood."

Sebastian Blackwood propped a hand on the steering wheel, the faint veins on his arm subtly visible, and upon hearing, glanced in the direction Ivy Kensington left.

Soon.

Ivy Kensington returned, handing him a box of ointment: "This is specifically for treating scratches. You can try it when you get back, but make sure not to get it wet for the next few days as it’s prone to infection..."

Ivy Kensington carefully instructed him, suddenly, Sebastian Blackwood interrupted her: "You do it."

What?

Ivy Kensington was stunned, do what?

Sebastian Blackwood spread his long arms, removed his coat, and swiftly pulled off the black shirt underneath, revealing his perfectly muscled physique before Ivy Kensington...