ently. 'The man really was though

stomach had calmed down o

ed on it comfortably. She slept comfortably afte

at hour, a dream t

if they were about to eat her alive. They had talons for fingernail

hat their screams ec

ppered with scars and cuts, white shirt stained with blo

ack his tears as his voice

ring it in herself to. This wa

e sight of Jerome Gu, co

o, she couldn't bring it

thing to shied her from their family's cruelty. All he eve

? After everything th

rself awake. This time, she was back in th

her made an annoyed so

am, just a dream.'

didn't have sin

beside her, flushing in embarrassmen

odded, turning b

lot had finally announced t

dre

ally returning back to her home la

e hard to forget, no matter how d

stead, it was replaced by chatter and noise from different types of people. There were some holding up their signs as t

ge. Many drivers of unlicensed taxis

years, and she wa

participate in a jewe

elry design. She had become very talented in this field

ake part in behalf

raduate easily and get a job almost immediatel

determined

ort gate, Teresa turned her head at a gro

pants. His tall figure and gentle were hard to miss, even when he mingled with the crowd.

'With that many bodyguards with

f he had seen her, st

owed her

ut appreciate the man's angular jaw line. It wasn't her fault. She was

too hot for

pened on the plane, Teres

y, only to pause as the awk

ay it firs

to say. I just thought that it's a coincidence to see you her

It's nice to meet yo

n, this one,

he introduced

G

Shen's eyes, but it was too f

milies with 'Gu' as their last names. She couldn't

d for a second bef

hen." She nodded.

ready walking away, En

ave a car." He motioned at the empty road. "It's not easy to ca

t's nice of you, bu

d already done so much for her.

It's really no problem. We're going in the same direction

ing to take no for an

she found herself appreciating th

ide was close to forty degrees. If she were

en's car w

everages and fruits in the refr

g the cold liquid s

She bowed h

hed peeling an apple and handed it to

e over at once and s

ot rid of it because of me. How about I gave you anothe

he couldn't help but ache at th

s of dollars, and she st