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,

in people." Lena continued. "But then, I met

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

who were

Lena chuckled. "And the other one... my

her boyfriend must be Chris Hamerton. As for

also substituting her identity,

eyes, so different from the cold, calculating

extinguish this light

a young age. He had pampered her and treated her like his own daughter. He had gone to great

shook his head,

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

assured her as he rose. "Thank you for your kindness. We will

was taken

kind-hearted young lady," Zachary said, his gaze filled with complexity. "Should adversity strike in the future, I hope you'll maintain the same smile as

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