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.”

up at the sky. From this angle, she bore a striking resemblance to Krystal. Zachary’s heart tightened,

had little trust in people.” Lena continued. “But then, I

a

were

Lena chuckled. “And

Zachary surmised that her boyfriend must be Chris Hamerton. As for her sister, she likely referred to

tasked him with apprehending Lena while also substituting her identity, ensuring that only one of the twins would

observed the genuine, radiant light in Lena’s eyes, so different from

truly prepared to extinguish

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

head, his countenance

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

her as he rose. “Thank you

was taken

young lady,” Zachary said, his gaze filled with complexity. “Should adversity strike in the future, I hope you’ll maintain the same smile as today and… trust in

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