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There was a knock on the door, and a nurse walked in. “Good morning, Miss Leonor. I'm here to check on you,” she said with a smile. Leonor nodded, and the nurse came over to take her vitals. Armando watched silently, his gaze never leaving Leonor. Once the nurse was done, she reported that everything looked fine and that she should rest and keep drinking water.

When the nurse left, Leonor looked at Armando again. “What happened after I… after you got me out?” Armando's face hardened. “I dealt with them.”

“Dealt with… how?” Leonor asked curiously. Armando looked away, and his voice was cold. “I made sure they regretted the day they dared to behold Master Armando's woman in such a detestable place.”

Leonor felt her heart skip beats as she thought of how Armando referred to her as his woman. She knew Armando was not a man to cross, and she imagined what he must have done to those men. They had to be really regretful by now. But the worst hadn't come yet because Leonor still had her maste