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.

anything.

out a sigh of

eyes fell on the red, swollen part of her cheek. “Does

“It’s fine.” This was the truth.

you get hurt and drunk?” he stared at her and

lightly. She didn’t want to tell him about the dark things

still pure like the horrors of this world had yet to touch him. If possible, she hoped that he would

if I had arrived earlier.

have solved this matter earlier. This was just a game that added a

what had happened, he found that he was

said and pulled at his hand. “Thank you, Jay. It’s really good to have you here. And I’m fine, really. It was just a slap in the face. It’s

offended him and when she smiled as she did

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gone to look for her friend that

back Lina. “I was too careless. I thought that she would at most try to get some money from me. I didn’t really expect…

“Jay?”

younger brother. I got him to call me ‘sister’,” Grace said. When she mentioned Jason, a

brother? How old

few

choked on her own saliva. She couldn’t believe that her friend was

evil intentions? Have you ever thought that you might be putting yourself in danger? You studied law, didn’t you? Are you not thinking about the

but, Lina, with someone living with me, I don’t

feel lonely? Don’t you still have me!?” Lina said. “Why don’t I move out and live with

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