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James got the picture and leaned back in his seat with a chuckle. “Hop in, don’t make me say it a third time.”
Kristin’s fingers were nearly raw from her nervous picking. She glanced down to make sure her clothes were clean before carefully opening the back door.
“Sit up front,” James gestured.
Kristin pondered for a moment before settling into the front seat.
James didn’t say a word and drove Kristin to the mall.
“Get out,” he instructed as they arrived.
Kristin stayed put. After a long pause, Kristin finally spoke up. “I… I’ll go back.”
“Do you think I’ve had you around for three years to play nanny or maid?” James had to stifle a laugh.
Kristin remained silent.
“Come on, whether or not I go for a paternity test depends on if you can follow directions,” James resorted to a threat, as nothing else seemed to work.
Kristin was stubborn, only responding to this kind of talk.
She got out of the car and followed James inside.
Entering the elevator, Kristin instinctively tucked herself into the farthest corner, eyes fixed on the walls.
The elevator reached the ground floor, crowded with people entering the mall.
James reached out and pulled Kristin in front of him, frowning slightly.
Kristin stood rigid among the crowd with a trace of fear in her demeanor.
Crowds terrified her.
After years in prison, Kristin developed severe psychological issues.
Any person facing great trauma and change would inevitably show some stress response.
Kristin feared enclosed spaces, crowds, and being squeezed among people. Her breathing. became labored, sweat forming on her forehead.
James glanced down at Kristin. He towered over others, but Kristin was nearly swallowed by
the crowd.
“Let’s go.” he said.
Kristin had become much more docile than she was five years ago. She followed James
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obediently like a soulless marionette.
As they walked, James had an epiphany about what had changed in Kristin.
Her eyes once shimmered, bursting with life. Now, they were vacant, hollow. It was as though her spirit had been depleted, leaving only an empty shell behind.
of regret clenched
he could have helped
he wanted to see her stripped of
card with her ID and send it to IF, James called his assistant, leading
prices on the phones were steep, Kristin kept
never buying stuff unless he had
seemed to be his one exception.
you handle this one?” he asked in a
far away, looking up at him briefly,
took
his anger, edged closer.
off the grid, she might not know how to use
with the world.
phone she
who was prone to laughter, but Kristin had always been
me, I’ll teach you.” He picked up a phone, grabbed Kristin’s wrist, and led
out.
wanted to
get a hang of it first?” James asked, looking at her.
Kristin stayed silent.
isn’t that… Mr.
high–end boutique, and the display assistant lit up upon seeing James. “Mr.
kept around in the past, known to everyone in
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prance around with her nose in the air,
darkened his face and instinctively glanced at Kristin, who looked back, withdrawing her
clear–headed that men like him were all the same without
woman was just a fleeting plaything, nothing more.
her mouth in
his temples and flipping through a magazine
Bryce brought today? He never brings anyone
Mr. Bryce change his taste? He’s over those proud swans
fitting room, overhearing the gossip outside.
whispered, “What’s your
Kristin said nothing.
with grace, like those who’ve
still silent.
been with Mr. Bryce for three years, and he ditches that haughty
didn’t respond and didn’t care about being looked down on. What mattered was not interfering
white dress the assistant had brought, Kristin emerged from
Kristin for a long
be told, she had changed drastically. The sparkle
quickly lowered her gaze, not daring to
stranger to herself, unfamiliar
do.” James
assistant went to find more clothes for Kristin, asking her to wait
Kristin asked, looking
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James‘ girlfriend, then Kristin would have to turn down his request.
wasn’t going to destroy others‘
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