Chapter 433

There were a lot of people in the corridor. I began looking from the entrance, and when I reached the deepest end, I saw Colin spacing out with his head lowered. He was in front of

closed doors.

Colin was covered in mud. There were even straws in his hair. His tall frame hunched forward, making him look defeated and despondent like something heavy was crushing his back.

I didn’t know what was on his mind. I stood there for five minutes and he never moved. He

didn’t even notice that I was there.

“Colin,” I called out several feet away from him.

He quickly looked around. When he saw me, his body briefly tensed up. Something appeared in his eyes, but I didn’t catch it. Perhaps he was too worried about the victim, so he failed to notice my appearance earlier.

“What are you doing here?” Colin walked toward me and flashed a tired smile. He wanted to hug me, but when he saw his dirty hands, he decided against it. He pointed at the bench next to the wall and said, “Let’s sit there.”

I were separated by an empty seat. “Sorry, I’m just

between us. I wasn’t overthinking it. It wasn’t something

other, but it felt greater than that.

wanted to ask him what happened. Where had the lights in his eyes gone? I traveled all the

reproach me for being reckless. But why was he

told myself that Colin would be safe and that I was here to take him home. I thought that when he saw me, he’d be over the moon. He’d hug me and call me babe.

the moon, and he didn’t hug me. Apart from the moment he saw me, there was

it

and I should be more understanding. He had always taken care of me. Now that he needed help, it was my turn to look after him. I should stop overthinking

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was his colleague. He couldn’t just leave her high and

and plopped the bag I was carrying on the chair. Then, I took out a big

silent and let me clean him. Once in a while, I’d lift my head to look

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