Zachary gazed at Lena, overwhelmed by a surge of emotions welling up inside him.

As he remained silent, fixated on her, Lena grew slightly perplexed. Sensing his unease, she decided to lead him away from the bustling crowd and handed him a bottle of water.

"Sir, did you get hurt when you fell just now?" she asked.

Zachary responded with a smile. "I'm fine. But what about you? Others ignored my fall, yet you lent a helping hand."

Lena hesitated briefly. "Well, you fell, so it was only natural to help."

A meaningful glance from Zachary followed. "Aren't you worried I might accuse you? Didn't you notice? The people around hesitated to assist, and some even recorded the incident."

"Perhaps there are a few conniving individuals in society who've tarnished common decency, but it doesn't mean everyone is malicious," Lena replied with a smile.

"Do you have faith in people?"

"I didn't use to."

sky. From this angle, she bore a striking resemblance to Krystal. Zachary's heart tightened,

past, I had little trust in people." Lena continued. "But then,

mention a particular person, a man, given the

who were

Lena chuckled. "And the other

Zachary surmised that her boyfriend must be Chris Hamerton. As for her sister, she likely referred to Lina

tasked him with apprehending Lena while also substituting her identity, ensuring that only one of the twins would survive in

light in Lena's eyes, so different from the

truly prepared to extinguish this light from the

by him from a young age. He had pampered her and treated her like his own

his head,

"I've been talking all this time and forgot to ask

"Thank you for your kindness.

was taken

filled with complexity. "Should adversity strike in the future, I

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