Justin reached Theodore and Rosalie's place at around 5.20 pm.

He didn't come early, because Rosalie told him that she could only reach home at 5.30 pm earliest. He wouldn't be able to see her by coming early, anyway.

Theodore was at home and came out to welcome him.

"You're here."

Both men weren't antagonistic against each other, but there was a tinge of awkwardness in the air.

"You've recovered well," Theodore said politely, but it was what he genuinely thought.

Justin was previously shot in the head and had half his head shaved. Some hair had grown out since then.

"I have recovered pretty well. Oh yes, I haven't thanked you for what happened previously," Justin said.

"What for?" Theodore asked.

everyone thought I was dead, but you noticed my finger moving.

didn't immediately accept Justin's expression of gratitude. In fact, he felt rather

at that time was not to save Justin. He thought it would be good if Justin died there and then, so that no one

the pain and sorrow on her face pricked his conscience.

Rosalie what

Theodore had spaced out, he asked, "What's

over. Let's not talk about

what, I still want to thank you. I consider you as having saved my life. Just

others treated him badly, he would take revenge on them, but

way. I'm also not as good as you think Lam. In fact, my first instinct wasn't to

Justin's brows furrowed. "What?"

"I'm a selfish man, too. My first reaction was to hide the fact that you were still alive.

might change what Justin thought of him or make him mad. To

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