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.

you stroll in broad daylight. You

“Yeah, I’m a doctor, but I’m

sentenced to eight years of jail time

her university years, but the warden’s response would

from university. She had gotten the company offer and wanted him to be the first person she

of the metal door. Her tears were uncontrollable when Nicholas sat on the other side of the glass that

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

that before getting up and going

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

only hear her ears buzz as her mind

she left, Nicholas fell so ill in prison that he almost died. While he was groggy and sick, Linda’s soft voice and giggles appeared in

me this lifetime. You better

of the profit as

for university. If you don’t want to continue studying,

you have a girlfriend, right? I’ll get someone else to do the job if you don’t want to do it,

fat droplets

her… No one can

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

intentional assault was ten years of jail time while transporting or selling drugs would ensure his death if he were caught, especially at

gang leader, so he took

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