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. Had you not said

accept Justin's expression of gratitude. In

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

sorrow on her face pricked his conscience. He

he told Rosalie what

had spaced out, he asked, "What's the matter? A penny for

smiled. "Nothing. It's all over. Let's not talk about unhappy

matter what, I still want to thank you. I consider you as having saved my life. Just tell me if you need any help in the

but he was also someone who insisted on repaying debts of kindness. If others treated him badly, he would take revenge on them, but if others treated him well, he would treat them well tenfold. He

said. "I don't need you to repay me this way. I'm also not as good as you think Lam. In fact, my first instinct wasn't

Justin's brows furrowed. "What?"

reaction was to hide the fact that you were still alive. I thought that if you

told the truth, thinking that might change what Justin thought of him or make

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