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.

a doctor.” Zephyr continued. “You can hold Linda’s hand as you stroll in broad daylight. You can give her a secure life. You’ve already

winced. “Yeah, I’m a doctor,

of jail time for intentional assault

him in prison countless times during her university years, but the warden’s response would

company offer and wanted him to be the first person she shared the happy news

she anxiously waited outside the visiting room, she heard the heavy noise of the metal door. Her tears were uncontrollable when Nicholas

last sentence to her. “Don’t cry. It’s

before getting up

the inside a while later. The warden told her solemnly that Nicholas had asked her not to visit him anymore

could only hear her ears

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

you’re protecting me this lifetime. You

profit as long as you’re able to

want

get someone else to do the job if you don’t want to do it, but I can’t mistreat my underlings. Your

knitted together as fat droplets of sweat

her… No

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

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

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