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These two questions were somewhat sharp. However, Frank's face showed no discomfort at all. He gestured for
I leaned in a little. "Go ahead."
The space inside the car was small, and besides the driver, there was no one else, so why make such a mystery
out of it?
He leaned in slightly as well, a smile in his eyes, looking as infuriatingly smug as ever. "I can't stand overly
stupid people."
| straightened up abruptly and glared at him. "Should | thank you for guidingthen?"
"I don't mind."
He smiled politely, always looking so annoyingly smug.
Nevertheless, | couldn't deny his help. | lowered my gaze. "Thanks for what you did earlier."
He tapped his well-manicured fingers on the window sill idly. "If | hadn't come, they would have let you go
eventually."
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"But you'd have had to endure more hardships."
Mrs. Shaw and Bethany wouldn't let it go easily. Especially with the online revelations, Mrs. Shaw would vent all
her anger on me. After she was done, | might not be alive.
"Not really." Frank's smile was faint, as if he saw through everything. "The longer you stay with the Shaw family,
the more revelations will appear online Mrs. Shaw and Bethany are foolish, but Mr. Shaw... he's sharp."
"Is that so..."
Ryan really had it tough. On one hand, he was dealing with the Shaw family through the marriage alliance, and
on the other, he had to find ways to rescuewhile dealing with the Shaw family's troubles. Frank glanced at
me. "What, worried about your ex-husband?"
The sarcasm was unmasked.
| looked at him. "Do you think Ryan would do anything forat all costs?"
"He's the kind of person who weighs everything too much and lives too tiredly." Frank lounged in his seat, his
eyelids drooping, his voice loose. "So, no."
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"Then why should | worry?"
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Ryan was always aware of his responsibilities. He had been heavily relied upon since childhood, especially after
his grandfather's death. The entire Frost family depended on him alone now. How could he, for someone as
insignificant as me, drag the Frost family down?
Frank's expression showed ssurprise. "Looks like you're not lost in a relationship."
"You're the one who would be lost in a relationship!" | returned his remark.
He smiled, though with a hint of threat. "What did you say?"
It was as if, should | say anything unpleasant, he would throwback into the freezing snow immediately.
| was in his car, | didn't have a choice. | curved my lips and tried to look sincerely complimentary. "I was saying
you're a rare gentleman, guarding your chastity for a lost fiancee for over twenty years, truly devoted."
He cocked his brows, approvingly. "Say a bit more, | like it."
He really knew how to take advantage of compliments.
| glanced out the car window and saw an alley not far away. Suddenly, | remembered something and turned to
Frank. "Can you stop at the entrance of that alley?"
He looked atwith a puzzled expression.
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"Just need to get something."
He didn't respond directly but instructed the driver. "Alfred, pull over to the side."
The car stopped. | got out, and despite the biting cold wind, | tried to hurry into the alley. My knee, injured from
kneeling, hurt a bit. My movement must have looked odd. Fortunately, there weren't many people around at this
hour.
| found a ceramics studio. The ceramicist recognizedquickly and handed over two finished pieces.
"Miss Wilson, this one is the piece you made yourself, and this one | made according to the photo you gave me."
"Great, thank you."
"Would you like them wrapped?"
"No need, just a bag will do."
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Leaving the studio, | carried the degradable paper bag and returned to the car.
"Fra..."
Just as | was about to speak, | noticed he was sprawled out, already asleep.
| sat quietly, but he murmured, "Hmm?"