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."

Zachary, both of them gazing up at the sky. From this angle, she bore a striking resemblance to Krystal. Zachary's heart tightened, and he furrowed

trust in people." Lena continued.

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

were

"And

that her boyfriend must be Chris Hamerton. As for her sister, she likely

Lena while also substituting her identity, ensuring that

light in Lena's eyes, so different

he truly prepared to extinguish this light

raised by him from a young age. He had pampered her and treated her like his own daughter. He had gone to great lengths

shook his head,

with concern. "I've been talking all this time and

"Thank you for your

Lena was taken

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

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