Without a doubt, Josie was well aware of the situation. She furrowed her brow and said, "Allow him to enter."

Mallory stood up leisurely, passing by Morgan, who had been waiting at the door all this time, and said to Justin, "Let's go inside."

Quietly, Justin followed. However, he was stopped by Mallory's remark. "Remember your manners."

Justin hesitated for a moment but continued forward.

Since she was essentially his superior, a gentle reminder from her wouldn't hurt.

The man sitting in the corner emitted an aura of desolation, an unusual display of exhaustion. Ryan, who had been standing nearby, couldn't help but speak up. "Ms. Whiteford, our boss has been waiting here for three to four days. This is truly unfair."

Mallory raised an eyebrow and replied, "Indeed, it is unreasonable. Let him go then."

This was the first time Mallory had come face to face with Morgan. His eyes were expressive, concealing a sharp edge. He seemed vaguely familiar, but it was evident that he was no ordinary individual. Ryan seemed to want to say something more but was silenced by the intensity in Morgan's gaze.

"Mallory..." He pronounced her name, syllable by syllable. "Have we met before?"

She paused, intently studying Morgan's face.

Their eyes locked.

Mallory remembered everything.

a long time

country from abroad. By the time

the early hours, the

through the crowd, her phone continuously buzzing with incoming messages. They were from her questionable friends: "Don't rush off after disembarking from the

hand, slowly responding: "Finally, I have the chance to be human for

was engaged in a dispute with Calvin, and it took her a few months of wandering outside before she

she didn't want to struggle anymore. She accepted the act of kindness, promptly leaving the

with noise, occasionally interrupted by the roar of a car engine. Amidst the commotion, Mallory strained to comprehend

a rather

to a friend's acquaintance, with whom she was bound to interact frequently in the future. Mallory lifted her head and

clad in a black windbreaker, with a hat pulled down over his head, engrossed in

eyebrows. "He doesn't

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face displayed a puzzled

was the first to break the silence.

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