After they signed the agreement, the mother-daughter duo left contentedly with the ruby necklace.

Ms. Longman and Ms. Cheney proceeded to the security room to inquire about the situation.

When Charlotte was ready to look for her children, a familiar voice sounded from her back. “Why don’t you ask for my help?”

Charlotte turned over and was startled by who she saw. It was Hector gazing at her with his sculpted and gorgeous face. Worryingly, he shed a few pounds and his complexion was haggard and ghastly.

That afternoon, he was injured by Zachary in the Divine Corporation. Although the wound was bandaged and he changed into a new set of clothes, the sadness and dejection still lingered…

Why do you always bear everything on your shoulders every time?

independent.”

He wanted nothing more than to hold her

avoid him. Consequently, his hand hung hopelessly mid-air and he was forced to swallow the rejection. “I forgot. You no longer belong

his desolate actions deeply touched

he had behaved unreasonably and crudely as before, she

the way he restrained himself and the disappointed look on his

vividly recalled, their first hug when they were sixteen was in a similar fashion. Likewise, the urge to embrace one another was met with an opposing force to restrain

was a futile attempt just like their relationship.

softly. “On the other hand, why are you doing this to yourself? Your

of this myself…” Hector didn’t want to discuss the matter. “Don’t talk back to Zachary because of

left a moment ago and they should not have gone too far. You should leave

Timothy to Ellie. Hence, there’s no need for any compensation. I’ll

with it is to distance yourself from me.” Charlotte interjected and reminded him strictly. “As long as you express your feelings towards me, the two of them will

and the conversation went into a stalemate. The silence went on for a long time before he decided

as Hector’s figure slowly disappeared from

things panned out, but it can never return to how it used to

called

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