Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Chapter 377: Reuniting with An Old Friend

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Samantha could not stop her hand from trembling slightly as she held the business card.

She took a few deep breaths and took her phone out. She entered the 11 digits and pressed the dial button.

Her mood tensed up a little as she heard the beeping sound.

After a while, the other side picked up, “Hello.”

Hearing that word was enough for Samantha to confirm that it was him! She had recognized the number correctly!

Samantha gulped heavily and said in a slightly hoarse voice, “Sir...it’s you, right…Sir...”

The other side was stunned at first but then finally recognized her voice. He chuckled lightly and replied, “Yes, it’s me.”

“It’s been a while, Sammy.”

The long-lost voice which she thought she would never hear again in her entire lifetime caused her eyes to instantly turn red. She could not help but cover her lips.

About half a minute later, she suppressed all her emotions and whispered, “Sir, I thought...we’d never be able to meet again.”

“How are you now? Have you...left that place?”

“I have. I’m fine now.”

Compared to Samantha’s slightly out-of-control emotions, the other side was much calmer. “That’s wonderful. I’ve been worried about you, but...it’s great that you’ve left too.”

Samantha wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. “Where are you now? And…how did you become...a master psychologist?”

“I traveled around after I left. I’m in Emsteldt now. As for being a master psychologist... that’s my main business now.”

Samantha was stunned.

She had met him in…’that place’, which everyone called the ‘underworld’. It was ruled by a terrorist organization and was extremely dangerous to be in. The place was not governed by any rule of law, so temptations and violence were rife.

Most of the people there were a true reflection of humanity’s darkest side—they were bad people in the purest sense of the word.

There was one time a woman asked her for help. She helped the woman alright, but as soon as she turned around, the woman wanted to drug her and sell her off for money.

She only ended up at that place after being led there by some unsavory characters when she was pursuing a lead for a news report. Getting in was the easy part, but getting out was a whole different ball game.

She was alone, and a woman no less. With no accomplices, she was unable to ask for help. Despite encountering all sorts of danger countless times, she had to force herself to be strong to survive and leave that purgatory.

It was also in that place that she learned many things, especially how to save her own life in times of danger.

Her street smarts were largely based on that.

After all, the environment there was bound to swallow her whole if she failed to integrate herself into it. Her survival depended on it.

She was stuck there for half a year and almost died several times. There was one time she was about to be slashed by a knife, but he came to her aid and saved her.

At that time, she only managed to escape unscathed after he lured the wicked person away, dragged her down several streets, and hid her in a cardboard box.

However, he was slashed when he led those people away.

Fortunately, it was only a cut on the arm that was not fatal.

At that time, Samantha could no longer trust anyone, but she could not leave him alone when he saved her. After those people left, she came out of the cardboard box and supported him back to her small room.

The two of them talked for a while after their revolutionary chance encounter and Samantha found out that he went to the place voluntarily. He was an undercover reporter and wanted to dig deeper about the situation there so that he could report it in the news.

Therefore, he was not like the other degenerate people there.

It was a rare occasion that Samantha found someone normal there, so she quickly allied with him. They promised that they would take care of each other and find an opportunity to escape.

Since he was 12 years older than her and entered the industry far earlier than she did, he also taught her a lot about reporting skills and the news. He was her savior too, so she decided to just call him her master and addressed him respectfully as ‘sir’.

He took very good care of her and helped her a lot in times of crisis. She respected him and could not be more grateful.

One of the things she was most thankful for was that he finally found a chance to leave. The opportunity came about half a year and he told her so she would be prepared.

He and Samantha had, in the nick of time, assimilated into a group that was about to leave. Unfortunately, they were discovered at the very last moment. He urged her to go first, but she refused to leave him and wanted them to leave together.

He then told her, “Whether I leave or not doesn’t matter to me. I’m already well-acquainted with the rules here and living here is a breeze for me.”

“If you don’t leave now, your only other option is to stay with me. Do you want to leave now or continue staying here?”

“If you stay, you and I can create a new world here as master and apprentice. We can change this place and become the ones who set the rules here. What do you think?”

During all her past interactions with him, Samantha could see that he was a man with extremely strong willpower. His words were never just a show of bravery—they would always come true.

However, Samantha could not let herself stay in such a place.

She had liked the dark and yet always yearned for light. There were also things that she still cared about.

As a result, she could only say to him, “Thank you, Sir. Please…take care.”

She no longer had any contact with him after she left the ‘underworld’, for the place was always shielded from the outside world.

She thought that she would never see him again.

Fortunately, he successfully came out of that place and she was glad that she could get in touch with him again.

She just never imagined that he would be such a powerful person.

It was no surprise then that he was so confident in himself when he said he wanted to change the rules of the ‘underworld’. If anyone could do it, it would be a world-renowned top psychologist like himself.

Samantha snapped back from her memories and took a breath while asking, “When will you come back to visit the country, Sir? I’d like to meet you and see if you’re okay.”

He then smiled and replied, “Sure. I can’t disappoint my apprentice’s desire to see me. The next stop on my journey will be Capital City then. I’ll be there in half a month.”

“Okay. Let me know your flight information when it’s time and I’ll pick you up to give you a big welcome.”

Samantha calmed down after ending the call.

After solving Timothy’s mystery and getting in touch with her master, Samantha felt that things seemed to be getting better. When her master returned to the country, she might be able to reawaken Timothy’s main personality with his guidance.

‘Timothy Barker’

‘You have to wait for me.’

‘Don’t just disappear...’

‘You still owe me an ‘I love you’ in person.’

…

A black-clad man had been photographing Samantha at the airport entrance. It was only when she left that he checked the multiple shots he had taken.

The photos had all been taken at a rather crafty angle, making it seem as though Samantha was being affectionate with the man.

The photographer then took his cell phone out and dialed a number.