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.

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

now, so I could only afford the food

no choice, Janet sat

than the group of men. There were barely any people outside, too. This was

Lila pushed one of

at the man who had served the steak just

his friends

She sliced a piece of her steak and put

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

could even get close to Janet, a group of

matter of seconds, the men in black

shocked. She stood up from the table and shouted, “Who the hell are you? I’m calling

The steak here

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

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