The Return of the Disguised Princess

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 high–pressure 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?”

looked at his palm. Because of long–term training,

a thick cocoon on his joints.

“Yes!”

nodded hard. “If you don’t believe me, let’s pinky swear! If you

by lightning!”

say

“I believe you. OK? I believe you.”

the other three were finally relieved.

his eyes to the soup and side

table.

I

sighed, consciously picked up the bowl on the table, and finished the

Aaron left since he

in a hurry, leaving Amelie and Rex in the room.

at the window with his coat on and watched the people coming and going below. No one knew what was going on in his mind.

you didn’t think it through,

looked at his

How can I let go

to the bed. He threw the heavy quilt over

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

about that

She got up

she had asked Rex to do so, he had always refused her on

fact, there is nothing mysterious. Every country has one of these organizations, answering to those at the top, scouring the world for intelligence, and dealing with tough people and issues.”

do you do mainly?”

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

memories

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 where we are

hit it off. Unfortunately, he got injured on a mission, so he was transferred to a

friends to acquaintances.”

Amelie nodded thoughtfully.

bond and a wall between him and his loved ones.

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