Chloe nodded and smiled sweetly. “Thank you, Thomas.”

“You’re my godsister, so it’s my responsibility to keep you happy always. No need to thank me for the gifts. Now, try them out and see if it suits you.”

“Alright.” She got out of the car to try on the shoes. “They fit perfectly.” After that, she took them off and changed into her old shoes again.

Puzzled, Thomas asked, “Why’d you change them out?”

“I’m going to wear these when Zachary comes home. I’m going to welcome him back while wearing these shoes.”

Unbeknownst to her, Thomas felt his heart shred into pieces upon hearing that, and he froze up. She has no idea her brother’s never coming home.

“What’s wrong, Thomas?”

He snapped out of it and heaved a long sigh. “It’s nothing. You should go back to work.”

“It’s almost lunchtime, anyway. How about I treat you to lunch?”

he was in no mood for lunch, so he waved her down. “You go

A dejected Chloe nodded and walked back into the building while holding her new shoes. Every time I talked about Zachary, he would have a weird look on his face. It was almost as if Thomas was feeling sad. Why, though? Does he not want Zachary to come home? That’s not likely. They’re buddies, after

her off and drove away, though he had no idea where to go. He came to a quiet spot to calm himself down. Then, he started burning through his stock of cigarettes, and soon, tears streamed down his cheeks. “I’m… sorry, my friend. I owe you a debt that can never be repaid, but please watch over us. I promise

but he was not. He only made sure he hid his weakness carefully. Even now, Thomas still had dreams of that failed mission, especially the very moment he shot Zachary. Since then, he had developed somniphobia. He was

was clearly a case of post-traumatic stress disorder, but he never told anyone about it. He had a lot of things to do and so many people to

came back to

“You’re back.” Olivia smiled.

“Yeah,” Thomas responded.

the shoes you got

“Very much.”

“Good to hear.”

talk. He plopped

She had a feeling he just went through something incredibly heartbreaking. It seems like he didn’t just go to give Chloe some shoes. He’s trying his best to hide it, but I can feel

no courage to do that. After all, Thomas

How the f*ck?! He had sent four killers to Northpine Villa to take out Thomas once, but they failed. Not only did they fail, but they also ended up giving their lives for it! I spent so much time and effort training them! Not one to

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