Chapter 7

“No,” he said, but he recalled that after he had carried her back to the rental apartment when he wanted to put her on the bed, she had clung to him.

When he went to lay her down, she pulled him onto the bed and rolled until she was on top of him.

A man of rigorous control and training, how had he let his guard down like that? Before he could get up, she touched his face with her hands.

”Your eyes are so beautiful… I really… like them…” she murmured.

“Like?” The word was not strange to him. After all, there were always women who said that they liked him and liked his eyes.

In the past, when he was young, his father would always look into his eyes and become lost in thought. His father would mutter to him, “The kind of eyes you have are deceptive. They look like they’re very emotional, but in reality, they’re the most heartless. I don’t know if you will be emotional or heartless in the future.”

“They’re clean…” She ran her fingertips across his brow. “Clear.”

He sneered. She was drunk. Of course, his eyes were clean or clear or whatever. He’d showered this morning.

“It’s like… They have never been tainted by any sin… They’re clean…” She was so drunk that she didn’t seem to notice that her face was almost touching his. “Jay, don’t be afraid… I will… protect you…”

After saying that, she lay on his chest and fell asleep.

Protect him? This woman can’t even protect herself, but she wants to protect him? What a joke.

Grace’s face blushed as she stared at him. She really didn’t remember.

do anything. You

this, she let out

on the red, swollen part of her cheek.

surprise. “It’s fine.” This was the truth. After all, she had suffered

get hurt and drunk?” he stared at her

had a little conflict,” she said lightly. She didn’t want to tell

been wandering on the streets, he was still pure like the horrors of this world had yet to touch him.

if I had arrived earlier. In that case, you wouldn’t have been

true that he couldn’t have solved this matter earlier. This was just a game that added a bit of fun to his boring life.

when he really saw what had happened, he

Grace said and pulled at his hand. “Thank you, Jay. It’s really good to have you here. And I’m fine, really. It

It was nothing to him either. But the bruise on her face offended him and when she smiled as she did now, looking

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drinking with a man? She’s shameless! I’m going to find her!” Lina had gone

was too careless. I thought that she would at most try to get

“Jay?”

person who’s living with me now. Think of him as my younger brother. I got him to

old

a few

her own saliva. She couldn’t believe

you ever thought that you might be putting yourself in danger? You studied law, didn’t you?

know what you’re worried about, but, Lina, with someone living with me, I don’t feel as

you feel lonely? Don’t you still have me!?” Lina said.

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