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."

angle, she bore a striking resemblance to Krystal. Zachary's heart tightened, and he furrowed his

had little trust in people." Lena

her to mention a particular person, a man, given the inclination of

who were

"And the

be Chris Hamerton. As for her sister,

while also substituting her identity, ensuring that only one

observed the genuine, radiant light in Lena's eyes, so different from the

truly prepared to extinguish this light from the

had been raised by him from a young age. He had pampered her and treated her like

shook his head, his countenance

been talking all this time and forgot to ask

rose. "Thank you for your

was

strike in the future, I hope you'll maintain the same smile as today and...

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