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Nicholas had been sentenced to eight years of jail time for intentional assault to protect Linda.
Linda had gone to visit him in prison countless times during her university years, but the warden’s
response would always be a cold, “He doesn’t want to see you”.
Her last visit was when she graduated from university. She had gotten the company offer and wanted
him to be the first person she shared the happy news with.
…
As she anxiously waited outside the visiting room, she heard the heavy noise of the metal door. Her
tears were uncontrollable when Nicholas sat on the other side of the glass that separated them.
This was his first and last sentence to her. “Don’t cry. It’s not worth it to cry over someone like me.”
He looked at her deeply after that before getting up and going behind the metal door.
Linda slammed the glass with all her might, and the prison warden stopped her. The news came from
the inside a while later. The warden told her solemnly that Nicholas had asked her not to visit him
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Linda could only hear her ears buzz as her mind went blank.
After she left, Nicholas fell so ill in prison that he almost died. While he was groggy and sick, Linda’s
soft voice and giggles appeared in his mind, interspersed with the gang leader’s dark face.
“Nicholas, you said you’re protecting me this lifetime. You better keep your promise!”
“Nick, I’ll give you 30% of the profit as long as you’re able to get these out!”
“Nicholas, I want to go to Centrolis for university. If you don’t want to continue studying, work there,
okay? Then we won’t have to be parted!”
“Hah, I remember you have a girlfriend, right? I’ll get someone else to do the job if you don’t want to do
it, but I can’t mistreat my underlings. Your girlfriend will have to keep them happy!”
Nicholas’ brows were knitted together as fat droplets of sweat dotted his forehead.
“Don’t hurt her… No one can hurt her!”
He had said that he was going to protect her forever. He was a man of his word and would not break
his promise. However, the premise of protecting her was that he had to be alive.
The maximum for intentional assault was ten years of jail time while transporting or selling drugs would
ensure his death if he were caught, especially at the weight of that batch.
He knew that the son of Linda’s stepfather had offended the gang leader, so he took that opportunity to
stab the guy into permanent disability.
The gang leader would not target Linda because he did something for him and was put behind bars. It
was worth exchanging eight years of his life for her safety.
“Hah, I have to stay alive…” Nicholas smiled blearily. “Alive… to protect her.
“Protect her for life.”
…
Seth had made some congee in the kitchen.
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As Zephyr returned with purchased beer from downstairs and saw Seth standing in a daze, he wanted
to console him but did not know what to say. He walked in and handed him a can of beer.
They exchanged a smile and went to the living room. After a moment of silence, Seth chuckled wryly
and asked, “Did you all… know about him a long time ago?”
Zephyr answered after an initial daze, “It’s all in the past. No need to get worked up over it.”
“I want to keep the past in the past too.” Seth sighed. “But it’s not the past to Linda…”
Zephyr furrowed his brows. He knew Seth. The latter was not a petty man. He would not mind Linda’s
past and only wanted the future with her.
In spite of it, how could it feel good when one moved into another’s heart that was not emptied?
“That guy’s in the gangs,” Zephyr said and continued in a low tone after a pause. “He can’t be seen in
the open.”
Seth looked at him.
“And you’re a doctor.” Zephyr continued. “You can hold Linda’s hand as you stroll in broad daylight. You
can give her a secure life. You’ve already won based on this.”
“Have I?” Seth winced. “Yeah, I’m a doctor, but I’m unable to treat her.”
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