Chapter 323

Eliza took a couple of steps back, startled.

"Who are you?" she asked, eyeing him cautiously.

The man, without looking up, stubbornly held out a rose.

Eliza assumed he was a homeless man, but after getting no response, she shut the door.

She was back home and couldn't get the encounter out of her mind.

Who was that guy?

If he was homeless, maybe he was hungry and hoping for some food in exchange for the flower.

Should she call the cops?

But that seemed like such a minor issue. Would it be a waste of their time?

About an hour later, she peeked through the peephole again.

Weird, the man was still squatting outside.

Could he really be there for food?

fridge, grabbed some bread she'd bought earlier, and decided to offer it to

She opened the door.

she asked softly, holding out the bread like she didn't want to scare him. "Here,

didn't take the bread or

drops of blood on the ground. Eliza's heart tightened. "Are you hurt? Do you need help with

No response.

man stayed hunched

the bread closer to him. "How about you eat this first, then I

what she said, the man

up, he suddenly lifted the rose again and offered it to

she asked, puzzled. "Why are you giving me a flower? We don't even know each other. Are you hungry? Here, take the bread." He didn't say anything,

to him, but he was gone in a flash.

didn't even want

turned back, she noticed a name tag on the

small tag, about 2

man from the construction

who looked a lot

would he come to her doorstep to

Could it be...

he accidentally pushed her at the construction site.

couldn't figure it

watch. It was late, and it was raining. She

After that woman visited the construction site, my man was acting distracted, so

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