Chapter 89 A Bond and a Wall

“I can’t…”

Feeling Rex’s resistance waning, Daron and Tyler silently let go.

“I just can’t…”

Rex covered his face and cried out. A few drops of tears flowed out from the gaps between his fingers.

The others lowered their heads and did not speak. The only sound in the large room was his sobs, which he tried to suppress. Hearing that, the others felt so bad for him.

“I know. I know you can’t. I understand what you are feeling…” Amelie could only silently hold Rex by the shoulder and patted him on the back.

She thought, I have always been the one needing protection and hiding behind my

brothers.

Unexpectedly, I became the one supporting Rex today.

After a while, Rex calmed down a little, but he still looked a little depressed.

“It’s not like there’s no room for maneuver.” Amelie arranged his hospital gown for him, which was wrinkled because of the earlier struggle. “Behave and listen to the doctor. Take rest and actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment for rehabilitation,

and I’m sure you will be fine.”

Yet in fact, Amelie was tentative as well.

She thought, the doctor simply didn’t advise him to engage in highpressure work again. The doctor did not say whether he would recover or how well he would recover.

Even if he does return to work, will he have a relapse?

All of these are unknown questions.

But I’m willing to believe him. Rex has always been outstanding. How can he be so easily defeated by some surgery?

“Really?”

out and looked at his palm. Because of

cocoon

“Yes!”

me, let’s pinky swear!

by

Don’t say

quickly covered her mouth. “I believe you. OK?

that, the other three were finally relieved.

gestured to Amelie with his eyes to the soup and side

table.

I saw you.”

the bowl on the table, and finished

eating, Aaron left since he had

left in a hurry, leaving Amelie and Rex

on and watched the people coming and going below. No one knew

you didn’t think it

his lonely

can I let go so easily?”

returned to the bed. He threw the heavy quilt over his

time, he always felt that he was a lot weaker, and even the breeze that had just blown sent a shiver down

about that organization of yours, OK?”

up and closed

always

is nothing mysterious. Every country has one of these organizations, answering to those

you do mainly?”

organization a relatively long time, and I’ve taken on pretty much everything. Do you remember all those bad people you see on TV committing all sorts of crimes? It was I who quietly made them go away.

eyes. Such memories

need to find a partner in the organization, and the guy I was working with was from Oakland as well. Because we keep our identities secret, we only know each other

got injured on a mission, so

friends to acquaintances.”

Amelie nodded thoughtfully.

the job is both a bond and a wall between him and his loved ones.

the special nature of his work, he can’t share them with anyone. Instead, he can

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