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.

hand as you stroll in broad daylight. You can give her a

winced. “Yeah, I’m a doctor, but

of jail time for intentional assault to protect

university years, but the warden’s response

visit was when she graduated from university. She had gotten the company offer and wanted him to be the first person she shared the happy news

door. Her tears were uncontrollable

to her. “Don’t cry. It’s not worth it to

that before

warden stopped her. The news came from the inside a while later. The warden told her solemnly that Nicholas had asked her not to visit him anymore and that she should act like they did not know

could only hear her ears buzz

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

me this lifetime. You better

I’ll give you 30% of the profit as long as you’re

I want to go to Centrolis for university. If you don’t want to continue studying, work there,

girlfriend, right? I’ll get someone else to do the job if you don’t want to do it, but I can’t mistreat my underlings. Your girlfriend will have to

brows were knitted together as fat droplets of sweat dotted his

her… No

his word and would not break his promise. However, the premise of protecting her

ensure his death if he were caught, especially at the

offended the gang leader, so

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