Esmond's henchmen quickly rushed forward to help him up, saying, "Boss, boss, are you alright?"

Despite their earlier betrayal of Esmond, they were genuinely concerned when they saw him fall like that. After all, they had worked for him for so many years.

As Rita and Sherman walked out of the gate, the other henchmen were stunned. They did not understand what was happening.

'Didn't the boss say he had trapped these two people? How could they come out swaggering like this? What happened?'

Rita could not quite comprehend why anyone would enjoy such dim surroundings and deliberately come here to spend time. As they emerged into the sunlight, she instinctively exclaimed, "Ah! It feels so good to see the sun again!"

"Yeah, it's easy to forget the outside world when we're trapped in the concrete jungle all the time," Sherman remarked.

They only truly escaped the danger when they got into the car.

As Sherman drove toward Rita's house, she said, "You shouldn't have done that today."

"What?" asked Sherman.

"You should've left me behind and escaped alone."

never have left Rita alone. All that, and she still brought up

explained to you. Even if I left on my own, it wouldn't have been any better for you staying there. Are you trying to sacrifice yourself to save me? Ha. Have you forgotten I'm a man? I don't need you to

certainly heard the impatience in his tone. She bit her lip, feeling aggrieved. "I just don't want you to drag into my mess. I didn't mean anything else.

to entertain the argument, turned the steering wheel to the right and stopped the car in a safe area. "Get

watched as

not

and action of Sherman's seemed to affect her deeply.

understand her feelings,

had already upset Sherman

her phone notification alerted her of a news article with the words 'Explosive News' bolded. She instinctively swiped it open, only to

she not recognize him? He had a protective stance, holding Claire on

was so impatient with her-it turned out

News! The Boyfriend of the Dancer Who Had Returned From Abroad

It was only then she realized she had developed inappropriate feelings for

he's dating Claire? It would've been better for me to know so I can

not being upfront with her. Although she knew it had

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