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?”

mood for lunch, so he waved

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?

cheeks. “I’m… sorry, my friend. I owe you a debt that can never be repaid, but please watch over us. I promise I’ll make your family happy. I swear, so just wait a little

that failed mission, especially the very moment he shot Zachary. Since then, he had developed somniphobia. He was afraid he might dream of that day again if he

a case of post-traumatic stress disorder, but he never told anyone about it. He had a lot of things to do

already 3.00PM when he came back to Keyshire Property. He then went into

“You’re back.” Olivia smiled.

“Yeah,” Thomas responded.

the shoes

“Very much.”

“Good to hear.”

to talk. He plopped down

go to give Chloe some shoes. He’s trying his best to hide it, but I can

too. She wanted to ask him if he was alright, but she had no courage to do that. After all, Thomas and Olivia were the perfect match, not her. She might be seen as

also ended up giving their lives for it! I spent so much time and effort training them! Not one to give up easily, Blake had sent out six more

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