Chapter 5 - Administering Emergency First Aid To Maya In The Study
With Chloe secured, Carter carefully lifted Maya into his arms, carrying her out of the glass conservatory and down the long mahogany hallway into his private study. He placed her gently onto a soft leather sofa near the roaring stone fireplace.
He retrieved a professional medical first aid kit from the cabinet, kneeling beside her on the Persian rug to clean the wound on her forehead. Maya winced slightly as the antiseptic touched her skin, but she held Carter’s hand tightly as he applied a sterile bandage.
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"Why didn't you tell me about Ethan sooner, Maya?" Carter asked softly, looking into her eyes with a mixture of deep concern and regret. "You took an enormous physical risk trying to uncover this on your own inside this house."
Maya looked up at him, her eyes filled with quiet determination despite her physical exhaustion. "Chloe threatened to destroy my family if I spoke up before I had absolute physical proof of the poison," Maya explained, her voice steadying under his gentle care.
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