Facade of Love

Chapter 128 Gunfight

Inch’s expression remained calm as he said, “Rich people don’t just like tormenting women, but men too, especially young men like me who have just come of age. They offer a lot of money, two hundred grand for a single trip. I came here for the money.

I stood stiffly, speechless for a long time.

He seemed indifferent, just giving a faint smile before looking at me. “What about you? Why does that man hate you so much? I mean, he hated you to the point of wanting you to suffer a fate worse than

death ”

He was of course referring to Lucas.

Why did Lucas hate me so much? I chuckied lightly, taking a shallow breath, and said softly, “Perhaps it’s because an arrogant and vicious person like him can’t stand the fact that he almost died at the hands of a woman like me.

This surprised Inch a bit. He looked at me sideways. “That man almost died at your hands?!

I nodded. I never wanted to talk about what happened five years ago, but now that I was close to death, it seemed there was nothing left to hide. Sighing softly, I looked up at the dark hull of the ship and said, somewhat casually, “Five years ago, I was about your age, just starting university. I trusted someone too much and ended up being sold to the border. I thought I’d never return from that living hell, but then my life took an unexpected turn.

watching me as I spoke. Seeing me pausing and looking at him, he could not

kept me by his side and told me to follow him. To escape the border as soon as possible, I worked for Lucas. Since I knew the inland area, he took me with him every time he came inland. After several trips, I secretly contacted the inland police. Thanks to the information I provided, they located Lucas’s lair and surrounded him. I thought he would definitely be caught, but I didn’t expect him to escape from the police’s siege and

seemed piqued. He could not help but ask, “If he took you away, how did you return to the inland?”

he discovered the clues I had left. In the urgent situation, to ensure he faced justice, I grabbed him and jumped off a cliff with him. I thought we would die together, but somehow, we both survived and now…” I paused, not really wanting to continue, and said with a forced smile,

looking at me. “Now that you’re in his

a fate

fell over us, and no one spoke

what else there was to say,

the first to speak up. “Inch, if you can get out of here alive, could you

responded softly

here, or if I’m imprisoned forever, please go to Lake City and

me

you’re about to die before telling me,” he

nearly burnt out. I was not really afraid of dying, it was just hard for me to let go of my mother. My father was already gone, and Moore probably

she probably would not want to live any longer.