Although Olivia only partly understood her father’s words, she still nodded obediently.

It was already close to the break of dawn when Thomas returned to the rental house, so he tip-toed back to his bedroom out of fear that he might carelessly wake Chloe up. Since he suffered a gunshot wound, his bright white shirt was now stained crimson red. Chloe would undoubtedly be worked up should she happen upon his appearance. After changing into a fresh set of clothes, he hid the bloodied clothes in an inconspicuous place before lying on the bed and drifting to sleep.

Thomas was never a smooth talker and hadn’t even uttered a single flirtatious sentence to Felice throughout their eight years of relationship. But for some reason, every time he found himself alone with Olivia, it seemed like the poor humorous cells in his brain would get stimulated without Thomas realizing it.

The next morning, Thomas drove to the entrance of Olivia’s residence. He didn’t enter the building and only leaned against the car with a cigarette in hand while quietly waiting for her to come out.

Not long after, Olivia did. After she had gotten into the car, she asked in concern, “Thomas, do you feel any discomfort anywhere in your body?” He did suffer a gunshot wound after all.

“Of course not. Don’t worry about it. My body’s made from steel, but…”

“But what?” Olivia’s tone immediately shifted a few notes higher as she felt her heart shrink.

“But… I might need a new set of uniforms. There’s a hole in the one I wore yesterday…”

the HR department know about it. You can just head over there to pick it up later. As for the cost, I’ll be deducting

slave driver!” Naturally, he knew Olivia was joking around with him, so he retorted with

had brought Molly to a meeting. At the time, he couldn’t help feeling that he was the only one without a job in Pearson Tower since even Chloe

document in her hand, Molly invited Thomas with a smile. Since she

would make the

immediately as usual. “Thomas, you have to be careful. Now that you’ve killed the son of

Thomas nodded silently.

being serious here. Don’t just brush me off. Remember, always stay alert!” Olivia

that she had recovered from the shock, she had been pondering the reason why the Hind Family would want her life all day. Granted, there had been a long-standing

like the people of the Hind Family. All he could remember from his childhood was being an orphan without any relatives by his side. Stretching it, that crazy old man who had raised him was the only one

to be able to adapt to the situation. But, if they dared go after Chloe instead, he would destroy the family in retaliation. And so, after collecting his thoughts, he set off to meet Molly at the

on was on a certain backstreet around Irieson First High School. As there was a large open-air square, there was a gathering of a variety of small-time restaurants. Over time, it gained a reputation for being a

set of white casual clothes, she looked even more lovely. Compared to Olivia’s beauty, Molly gave off the innocence of a girl next door.

didn’t matter to him what he was

food here is especially delicious that I’ve often come here to have some. You’ll have to try it. There’s no need to hold back with me. Just let me know if you want some

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