Zachary gazed at Lena, overwhelmed by a surge of emotions welling up inside him.

As he remained silent, fixated on her, Lena grew slightly perplexed. Sensing his unease, she decided to lead him away from the bustling crowd and handed him a bottle of water.

“Sir, did you get hurt when you fell just now?” she asked.

Zachary responded with a smile. “I’m fine. But what about you? Others ignored my fall, yet you lent a helping hand.”

Lena hesitated briefly. “Well, you fell, so it was only natural to help.”

A meaningful glance from Zachary followed. “Aren’t you worried I might accuse you? Didn’t you notice? The people around hesitated to assist, and some even recorded the incident.”

“Perhaps there are a few conniving individuals in society who’ve tarnished common decency, but it doesn’t mean everyone is malicious,” Lena replied with a smile.

“Do you have faith in people?”

“I didn’t use to.”

of them gazing up at the sky. From this angle, she bore a striking resemblance to Krystal. Zachary’s

trust in people.” Lena continued. “But then, I met two

a particular person, a man, given the

who were these

chuckled. “And the other

Chris

while also substituting her identity, ensuring that only one of the

He observed the genuine, radiant light in Lena’s eyes, so different from the cold, calculating gaze

truly prepared to extinguish this light from

raised by him from a young age. He had pampered her and treated her like his own daughter. He had gone to great

head,

you feeling unwell?” Lena asked with concern. “I’ve been talking all

he rose. “Thank you for your kindness. We will meet again in the

Lena was

complexity. “Should adversity strike in the future, I hope you’ll maintain the same smile as today and… trust in

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