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."

From this angle, she bore

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

to mention a particular person, a man, given

who were these

chuckled. "And the other one... my

must be Chris Hamerton. As for her sister, she likely referred to Lina

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

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

he truly prepared to extinguish this light from

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

head, his countenance

you feeling unwell?" Lena asked with concern. "I've been talking all this time and

"Thank you for your kindness. We will meet again in

Lena was taken

Zachary said, his gaze filled with complexity. "Should adversity strike in the future, I hope you'll maintain

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