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.

stroll in broad daylight. You

a

been sentenced to eight years of jail

university years, but the warden’s response would always be a cold, “He doesn’t want to see

had gotten the company offer and wanted him to be the first person she shared the

the heavy noise of the metal door.

her. “Don’t cry.

looked at her deeply after that before getting up and going behind the metal

all her might, and the prison 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 each other even if they

only hear her ears buzz as

prison that he almost died. While he was groggy and sick, Linda’s soft voice and giggles appeared in his mind, interspersed with the gang

this lifetime. You better keep your

profit as long as you’re

If you don’t want to continue studying, work there, okay? Then

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

were knitted together as fat droplets

No

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

assault was ten years of jail time while transporting or selling drugs would ensure his death if he were caught, especially at the weight of that batch. Books Chapters Are Daily

the gang leader, so he took that opportunity to stab

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