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. You

this, she let out a sigh

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

“It’s fine.” This was the truth. After all,

happened yesterday? How did you get hurt and drunk?” he stared at her and

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

he was still pure like the horrors of this world had yet

“It would be great if I had arrived earlier. In that

this matter earlier. This was just a game that added a bit of fun to his boring life. He had even expected that something might happen

when he really saw what had happened, he found

Otherwise, I might have slept right next to the street,” Grace said and pulled at

as she did now, looking at him like he was the greatest man in the world…it stirred something

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drinking with a man? She’s shameless! I’m going to find her!” Lina had gone to look for her friend that day and saw that Grace’s face

try to get some money

“Jay?”

me now. Think of him as my younger brother. I got him to call

brother? How old

years old, a few months younger

own saliva. She couldn’t believe that her friend

you ever thought that you might be putting yourself in

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

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

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