He knew that the son of Linda’s stepfather had offended the gang leader, so he took that opportunity to stab the guy into permanent disability.

The gang leader would not target Linda because he did something for him and was put behind bars. It was worth exchanging eight years of his life for her safety.

“Hah, I have to stay alive…” Nicholas smiled blearily. “Alive… to protect her.

“Protect her for life.”

Seth had made some congee in the kitchen.

As Zephyr returned with purchased beer from downstairs and saw Seth standing in a daze, he wanted to console him but did not know what to say. He walked in and handed him a can of beer.

They exchanged a smile and went to the living room. After a moment of silence, Seth chuckled wryly and asked, “Did you all… know about him a long time ago?”

Zephyr answered after an initial daze, “It’s all in the past. No need to get worked up over it.”

“I want to keep the past in the past too.” Seth sighed. “But it’s not the past to Linda…”

Zephyr furrowed his brows. He knew Seth. The latter was not a petty man. He would not mind Linda’s past and only wanted the future with her.

In spite of it, how could it feel good when one moved into another’s heart that was not emptied?

“That guy’s in the gangs,” Zephyr said and continued in a low tone after a pause. “He can’t be seen in the open.”

Seth looked at him.

continued. “You can hold Linda’s hand as you stroll in broad daylight.

I?” Seth winced. “Yeah, I’m a doctor, but I’m

of

gone to visit him in prison countless times during her university years, but the warden’s response would always be a cold, “He

gotten the company offer and wanted him to be

heavy noise of the metal door. Her tears

was his first and last sentence to her. “Don’t cry. It’s not worth it to

before getting up

came from the inside a while later. The warden told her solemnly that Nicholas had

her ears buzz

that he almost died. While he was groggy and sick, Linda’s soft voice and giggles

you’re protecting me this lifetime.

the profit as long as you’re able to

don’t want to continue studying, work there, okay? Then we won’t

you don’t want to do it,

knitted together as fat droplets of

No

forever. He was a man of his word and would not break his promise. However, the premise of protecting her was that

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gang leader, so he took that opportunity

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