A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

"Wait, where did you learn how to bandage like this?" Ethan stood up from the bench and looked at his dressed wound in disbelief.

Estelle had used a bandaging technique that was completely different from the one used in hospitals.

However, he had seen this technique before. It had been used by the girl he was looking for.

When Ethan was a boy, he had been abducted and taken away along with a little girl.

It was then that he had seen her for the first time.

At that time, Ethan had been unruly and fearless. He had stood up to their abductors. Because of that, he had been regularly beaten up.

The little girl, on the other hand, had been the exact opposite. She had been frightened and panicked when beatings occurred, and had been unwilling to talk to anyone. One time, one of their abductors had beat her in front of Ethan, who had then thrown himself between her and the abductor and taken every blow that was meant for her.

After the beating was over, the little girl had come up to Ethan and patched him up. She had bandaged him up the exact same way that Estelle had done just now.

The little girl's technique had been sloppy, possibly because she had been young and lacked skill, but it was still the same technique as Estelle's.

"I've known how to bandage like that since I was a child. Why do you sound so surprised?" Estelle's voice brought Ethan back to reality.

He stared at Estelle with probing eyes as if searching for something.

Estelle eventually felt uncomfortable under Ethan's gaze, but she stared back decisively as if telling him that she was not afraid of him.

The two stared at each other for a while.

end, Ethan gave in and raised his hands in surrender.

up,

the one I've been looking for?" Watching Estelle walk away, Ethan murmured to himself. A faint smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.

the same time, on the other side...

Harlan took a deep breath. The screen of his mobile phone slowly dimmed. He

cigarette butt, Darren leaned against

came back with two documents in

you wanted to check out. I've asked my men to investigate them. They've agreed to meet with us at noon in a downtown

He stubbed out his cigarette after taking

with words, which made his eyes hurt, but he kept

sun was blazing high above the city. Its beams shone in through the car window, somewhat increasing the temperature inside, but the air conditioner instantly extinguished the heat, maintaining

hummed down as Harlan pulled

Harlan said, pertaining to the two men they were about to meet. He stepped out of the car and went to open

entered the cafe with Harlan on his

he entered the cafe, dispelling any residual heat

floor of the establishment, and there were scattered gaming facilities. On the second floor, there

Harlan made their way to the

second

the map on the wall and searched for their room number. Soon, he found their designated meeting room.

they walked in, they found two

appointment." The tall, thin man stood up to welcome Darren and pulled up the

man recognized Darren and greeted him. Darren noticed how the bald