Aurora raced to the hospital, heading straight for the room where Craig's mom was staying.

It was empty.

Her legs felt weak, but she forced herself to sprint towards the emergency room.

Sure enough, in front of those large doors, she spotted Craig standing alone.

He was slightly hunched, his gaze fixed on the door, seemingly oblivious to the footsteps behind him.

Aurora couldn't deny the pang in her heart.

Angry as she was, the sight of his forlorn silhouette weighed heavily on her.

"Craig..."

He stiffened for a moment before slowly turning around.

It was the same rugged, deep-set face, with furrowed brows and drooping eyelashes, revealing a faint trace of double eyelids. "Why are you here?"

"How could I not come when your mom's in trouble?" Aurora glanced at the emergency room's glowing red light. "Is it happening again?"

"Yeah." Craig stepped back, putting distance between them. "But you don't need to intervene. You should leave."

That comment infuriated Aurora.

She stormed forward and stomped on Craig's foot!

now! But if you're going to be aggressive, then don't

out, flipping up his faded

revealed on his chest, both fierce and

every little thing I buy you. Well, then, how about the

you want me to repay

his height to his advantage, Craig easily pulled his shirt

"Stop it."

me isn't 'making a fuss,'

Craig habitually pressed his

sighed and took out her phone, accepting

to transfer me money, I've accepted! And for saving my life that time, I'm paying it forward

separate ways.

"No good."

phone to transfer the $5,000 to Aurora, "You

bit down hard

teeth, calm,

y not to causeæl

to stay scene

Aurora snatched his phone, checking his bank account balance in the

his money, even the spare change, to

is nowhere near enough. This is

bank PIN was her

penniless, without even the money for his mom's emergency

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