She took the medicine and squeezed a small amount of the ointment onto her fingers to apply it evenly on her ankle. As she had just applied ice, the medicine did not feel as cold.
Then, she got up to go to the washroom to wash her hands. Just as she stood up, Gabriel grabbed her wrist. With a frown, he said, "What are you doing?"
She raised her fingers that still had a little bit of the ointment and matter-of-factly said, "I'm washing my hands."
"Sit down." Gabriel let go of her wrist and entered the room. When he passed by the coffee table, he pressed his cigarette butt into the ashtray and entered the bathroom. He soaked a towel in water and wrung it dry before returning to the balcony.
Serenity decided to take advantage of him, as she pretended to obediently wait for him. She took the towel with a smile and said, "Is this the first time President Jones lowered himself for a woman?"
