The Girlboss Begs For Remarriage

-Helen was perplexed. “But what?”

Chaz glanced at the other apprentices training around the dojo and leaned in to whisper into Helen’s ear, “But you see… as a member of Southstream’s Four Families and the chief of the Seaham Martial Artist Association, I naturally have some techniques I don’t teach others.”

Seeing Helen’s bemusement, he flashed a mysterious grin. “You’ll only improve after years if you stick to the regiment that the other apprentices are taking. Can you afford to wait that long?”

Helen looked around to see the many apprentices undergoing basic training as well and realized that she was no better.

Chaz then added, “You’re always busy with work—surely you can’t stick to basic training for years? Come on, there’s a sealed room here. I’ll teach you my family’s secret technique.”

Chaz certainly spoke reason, but Helen was not that ignorant.

She mused to herself for a while and said, “It’s your family’s secret technique.

like myself

childhood friends,

was still hesitant, because she knew all too well

for that was

spouting nonsense just to assure Helen. “It’s alright— there’s no reason to hesitate. It’s just

it would be apt to say she really hated

think that her childhood friend would try to harm her, especially since Chaz kept up with

sealed room, Chaz was

lie down,” he said as he took a box of acupuncture needles from the shelf. “You’ll feel a little hot with this acupuncture technique,

nodded in consent, and he went to work, his eyes flashing