870 Chapter 869

The nurse blinked in surprise and turned to Keira. "Wait, that crime boss is after you?"

Keira nodded.

The nurse frowned. "That guy is seriously weird."

Keira felt the corner of her mouth twitch. A phrase she'd seen online popped into her head—never feel inferior for being normal when you're surrounded by the abnormal.

She suppressed the urge to roll her eyes and glanced at the nurse, then at the soldier standing behind her.

The soldier might've been standing there quietly, but he was listening. Keira knew that as casual as this conversation seemed, the moment her story didn't match Lewis's, she'd be staring down the barrel of a loaded gun.

She was on high alert.

The nurse gave her another once-over. "Where are you and Solomon from?"

"Crera."

ingrained. She and Lewis had

why didn't you just go home? Crera would've protected

the chance. We didn't even have time to call for help. They took our phones, everything. The only thing we could do was escape on

a transfusion. Oh, by the way, I heard you and him grew up together?

Keira froze.

wasn't part of the story she and Lewis had agreed on. They were

the nurse testing

of each other growing up—small town, same

I

"I knew of him. He was the top student among all the teachers' kids. I guess you could say I admired him from afar. Then we ended up at the same college. Since we were from the same hometown, our semesters started and ended

trailed off and lowered her gaze,

two must really

dropped her

two grew up together. He even

head snapped up.

he first heard about you from his parents, then secretly went to see you. He said it was love at first

Keira was dumbfounded.

romanticizing

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