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?”

was in no mood for lunch, so he waved

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,

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 I’ll make your family happy. I swear, so just

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 afraid he might

about it. He had a lot of things to do

came back to Keyshire Property. He then went into

“You’re back.” Olivia smiled.

“Yeah,” Thomas responded.

she like the

“Very much.”

“Good to hear.”

talk. He plopped down on the couch and started resting

went through something incredibly heartbreaking. It seems like he didn’t just go to give Chloe some shoes. He’s trying his best

no courage to do that. After all, Thomas and

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

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