Janet was left breathless from the deep kiss. She pinched Ethan’s cheek and smiled shyly. “I’m not a child anymore. I can handle this. I’ll get going now, okay?”

Glorie Street was an old and remote block. There was only one restaurant here—the steakhouse Lila mentioned.

It wasn’t a particularly clean restaurant. There were all sorts of bugs and flies all over the place.

In the restaurant sat a group of tough-looking men with tattoos covering their arms. With toothpicks in their mouths, they looked just like a bunch of hooligans.

As soon as Janet stepped foot inside the steakhouse, they all turned to look at her with eager eyes.

Lila stood up and waved at her from the table near the door. “Janet, over here!”

Janet nodded in greeting.

They hadn’t seen each other for over a month. Lila had lost a lot of weight. Her makeup was not as pristine as before, and her eyes were full of undisguised fatigue.

we talk there?” Janet suggested, glancing at the men from the corner

don’t have that much money now, so I could only afford the food here,” Lila explained

Janet

barely any people outside, too. This was clearly

one of them in

glanced meaningfully at the man who had served the steak just

his friends were hiding in the

She sliced

of the kitchen, holding a stick and some ropes, followed by

close to Janet, a group

the men in black quickly subdued Jeff

the table and

her steak calmly. The steak here was pretty good; she had to give Lila

He sat next to Janet, took out a handkerchief, and handed it to

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