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.

in broad daylight. You can give her a secure life. You’ve already

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

of jail time for intentional assault

years, but the warden’s response would always be a cold,

last visit was when she graduated from university. She had gotten the company offer and wanted

metal door. Her

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

at her deeply after that before getting up

later. The warden told her solemnly that Nicholas had asked her not to

hear her ears buzz

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

this lifetime. You

30% of the profit as long as you’re able to get these

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

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

knitted together as fat droplets of sweat

No one

and would not break his promise. However, the premise of protecting her was that he had to

for intentional 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

leader, so he took that opportunity to stab the

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