orner, arms crossed, eyes co

w made her

se, too intimate. They clung to each other, kissing rec

et she seemed completely unaware-one

s er

what are th

-she looks so pure, but

at Steven? What a

ecent! How can they

securi

to chaos. Accusations and

face tu

her previ

ad bee

and

ame s

ame w

e destr

he elite circles had rejected her completely-no powerful fa

ly clenched

herself t

miliation she'd

ow return a

the ballroom without

te direction. The one in front nearly collided with her. She calmly st

Cold air rushed toward her face. She pulled her

I'll stay at the old house. Yes, I

her pace. She still had

On a freezing winter night like this, it was completely d

ic pounding of her heart and

through the bushes, one patch at a time. The soft crunch o

murmured. "Maybe he

ed off the flashlight. Not caring whether her clothes got dirty, she sat dow

oth eager and a

e slick with sweat. As the minutes drag

t clearly. It

adn't he

ething

ger following the pa

hot cracked t

unk, forcing herself not to rush out. With her pi

tsteps thun

park-faces masked, guns in hand. Under the

Don't let him esca

immediately charg

g!

oed from the dire

er there

rd the lake. Their footsteps f

gainst her ribs. Her ban

lose-this close-t

he gritted her teeth and struggled

p when a hand suddenly c

, the grip yanked hard, sending he

nd locked aro

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make a

ire bod

t v

amuel Ki

. Andrea trembled-not from fear, but from heartbreak,

e person she owed th

would never h

nd kissed Ethan in public. Everyone had mocked and condemned them. When she

he'd run into t

y conscious-too weak even

e old house, treated his w

, their fates became h

urned her ey

up and wrapped her fingers aro

l him she'd misse

was nothing more

tears, she spoke

. I won't

second

't loosen. He

lose consciousness, she hurried o

Reed Corp. You're seriously injured. You need treatment i

rself, the pressure on

ing her phone's flashlight, she

ough his fingers. Even on the edge of unconsciousness

ce was

a hospital. Find

hospital, the police would be alerted-an

ka

dn't h

ders. One hand supported his waist, the other held t

longer," she gasped. "M

when she suddenly reali

rned h

ad dropped t

passe

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