wel

o has just entered the bathroom, "Richard, siste

d strides out, with a cold expr

ou don't nee

ean up."

ront of me, seemed to carry a mixed emotion in hi

cleaned up, I even squeezed the

ther then, so as not to

and and walke

own, I could see Bianca Lincoln wearing a plai

at the sound, he

ined hands of me and Richard, her

ittle hot, she made a soft sou

irs anxiously, took the cup from her hand, "How ca

eringly led Bianca Lincoln to the sink, wash

ess, tried to pu

re making a fus

ut

hey'll scar, you know?" Richard co

n a daze, watching this

rushed in

n we just g

had a weak stomach, I sta

ndra at home, her food did

often ended up cutting m

an, and the boiling oil rolled all ov

y wet, and the burn ma

eanor as gentle as ever, "Are you okay? You g

onsiderate, yet pla

a vague sense that s

years, countless emotions scattered th

already more than

as naturally reserved

er by me," Sandra's auntie's murm

lt like it was being clutched tightly by

oo

y him, due to his chaotic emotions, he even lost th

half-hearted smile, "Honey, auntie Sandra served Lemon w

t she might get frost

, but I still let ou

her hand go, avoiding my gaze

old water? You're the on

y look, then turned to

n an overthinker,

table, picked up a velvet gift box with a workmansh

ftly, "This b

or a glance; my nails s

shocks sur

hen I looked up again, I hid my emoti

ck the necklace, and now, the necklace is in my

es, and his gaze was unfathomably de

o, then keep it. If you do

rinket after all. I can

, sparing Bianca a littl

s the one who wan

ite discern the purpose of

necklace? Or was she declaring something? Upon seeing this, so

this necklace might cause some misu

hasn't, so I wil

dra saw

sed, I disentangled mys

t it for Henry? Besides, i

nry's...mmph!" Cutting off my rema

f me, fiercely and desperate

athe, he broke away slightly, gently c

ed to

now, and I was afraid she would do som

ning of his words in the video, "Co

skeptical, half hope

that's

smooth, explaining patiently, "You should know

t just sit

ndra mentioning som

tions, and when Richard was five years old, his f

he treated Richard exceptionally

he was in danger and has been in a vegetative

he reason, i

m gently, "Richard, I believe that you're only trying to

entually threw it in

ions did not com

, and they could easily resurface one d

helmi

t day came sooner

college and interned at the Linco

ard Lincoln didn't aff

assistant director of the design department.

n my college roommate Amelia, carrying her food tray and

aw up the design draft a

me provocatively,

t's

morning that the new director of th

ead across her pretty

te you on your promotion in advance?

pointment letter comes

igned at some point this month, and everyone sa

yself, but I'm also afraid

? Not to mention that you

d of the sentence, because my mar

chard favored his wife, but th

bashedly: "Your achievements since joini

ustomization, how many companies are

e Lincoln famil

speaking, both our phon

l appointme

s in the email, she was excited at first glance,

incoln, wh