Nina did not quite understand and asked. "What do you mean? How is he being too hard on you?"

James explained, "Yesterday, the captain punished me by making me train until midnight and then get up at the crack of dawn."

"Didn't he say you like working out at night?" Nina was surprised.

"Did he say that?" James felt pitiful and could only swallow his tears and admit, "Alright, I like working out at night."

When they arrived at Nina's floor, she said, "Wait here. I'll be back soon."

"Okay."

James would ensure her safety while respecting her privacy. They had checked the apartment environment, and it seemed relatively safe.

Nina was heading home but paused at Wilfred's door. She had many questions but did not know why he wouldn't see her.

Maybe he had his reasons. Was he home now?

Nina hesitated for a moment and then rang his doorbell three times.

he wasn't home. Just as she was about to leave, the

"Wilfred..."

tall figure slumped toward her without any

was stunned and

on her, so Nina managed

"Ivy..." Wilfred called weakly.

and helped

can full of bloody gauze, Nina was

laid Wilfred on the sofa and saw his

tense and quickly tore off the gauze to rebandage his wound. "Ivy..." Wilfred looked at Nina and tried to resist but did not dare to

at him

inferiority. "Don't touch me. I'm

move closer to him, feeling a sense of pity

be like this. He

the purest profession in the world. How could he

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