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 just fell

out a sigh of

swollen part of her cheek. “Does your

truth. After all, she had suffered much worse

you get hurt and drunk?” he

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

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

that so?” He frowned. “It would be great if I had arrived

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

saw what had happened, he found that he was

come to the club to pick me up. Otherwise, I might have slept right next to the street,” Grace said and pulled at his hand. “Thank you, Jay. It’s really

It was nothing to him either. But the bruise on her face offended him and when she smiled as she did now, looking at him like he was the greatest man in the world…it stirred something to life inside

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shameless! I’m going to find her!” Lina had gone to look

to get some money from me. I didn’t really expect… but fortunately, Jay

“Jay?”

living with me now. Think of him as my younger brother. I got him to call me ‘sister’,” Grace said. When she mentioned Jason, a smile

brother? How old is he?” Lina

years old, a few months younger than

own saliva. She couldn’t believe that her

might be putting yourself in danger? You studied law, didn’t you? Are

you’re worried about, but, Lina, with someone living with me, I don’t feel as lonely. Plus, Jay is a

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

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