“Do you feel a sharp pain, like there’s something there?” Hailey lifted her head and innocently asked.

Travis Blake replied, “No.”

He pretended to look concerned. “Really? I’ll check again, just in case.”

He took another cotton swab and pressed harder on his wound, even making it bleed again.

Katie, who was watching from the side, realized what Hailey was doing. She thought, “William was right. These two are flirting, so we can’t ...