Chris felt unsettled throughout the journey. He didn't even look at the stairs and almost tripped over several times.
"Smack!"
Suddenly, he received a light slap on the face. Although it didn't hurt, it still made him very angry.
"Who hit me..."
Chris's words came to a screeching halt when he saw Leo's face. An awkward expression crossed his face.
Leo smiled and asked, "Are you awake now?"
Chris paused, then snapped back to reality. He gave Leo an ugly smile. "Thank you, I'm fine."
Leo did not point out his farce and just said, "We are quite close to Emerdale River. Shall we take a walk by the river?"
Chris hesitated but still nodded. "Okay."
Nadine knew that her boss had something to say to him, so she tactfully chose to leave them to it.
No one noticed that she had disappeared. This was what was made her special.
She was like Leo's shadow. She would appear silently when he needed her. When he didn’t, she would slip away just as easily.
The wind by the river was strong, and it was also bone-chilling. Chris couldn't help pull his clothes closer around him for warmth. However, he realized that Leo was just standing tall in a thin black suit.
A strange feeling surfaced in Chris's heart as he looked at Leo's side profile.
He and Leo were enemies, but now they were strolling along Emerdale River like friends.
Friends?
Chris paused, then looked at Leo in surprise.
"He's a friend... isn't he?"
In the past, he had found Leo quite distasteful. After that, he was afraid of him. But now, he had to rely on Leo.
This change in mental state was something that not even he could fully describe.
you afraid? Afraid of her?" Leo suddenly
He knew who
be honest, I was afraid
like a cyborg. Everyone had to obey her, otherwise, they would end up miserable. She almost had me beaten to death because I didn't tell her the Ford family's company
about now?" Chris looked at
he might have been tortured to death long ago.
the world could calmly face what they were
wouldn't be able to
said lightly,
she’s still human. As long as she is, then
"..."
difficult for him to understand
When you become calm facing Kate, you will be prepared to
walking and leaned against the railing. He looked at the vast and white
before he said, "That sounds easier said
because it's so difficult that you have to overcome it.
won't even dare to look her in the eyes. The first thing I want you to do is to
"What?!"
His whole body trembled as the wind blew. "You aren't going to ask me to hide it, but
nodded
as signing his own death
cursed under
punish you?"
second thought.
said seriously, "I can tell you with certainty that Kate will
"Why?"
eyes widened
just need to
said, "Time flies, and people change too. No one stays the same, not even
didn’t allow anyone to betray her. She even said things like 'Those who obey me will live, those who disobey me will die'. She was a sharp one, no doubt.
then shook
Vesper Corporation, which had originally belonged to the Ford family, was now under the Lawson Group's name. She was
put his finger on
but her methods aren’t
lit up. He found it incredible that Leo seemed to
each
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