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hes clumped with tears and my c

e was looking down at me with a c

he crowd murmu

dric Hwa

he doin

protecting

he inter

nched jaw. His voice wasn't loud, but it had a c

him, clutching the coat tighter around my bo

shaken, but standing

r cleared his t

an was caught st

ould stop myself. "That's not

sed her arms

let in her bag.

ed through th

g but firm. "Clarisse must have slipped

Wow. You really hav

said sharply, s

looked at him with eyes full of

s all I

ze sweeping over Clarisse, Bel

ion before publicly humiliati

er swallo

w the wallet

ldric cut in. "Did you confir

uttered. "I...

ed on someone's claims and harassed a

ped forward, "Sir, there's no point

to the manager, "I would like

r nodded h

ally isn't worth your time. She's just a f

his head slo

t I do with my tim

's smile

tage," Aldric said, alrea

rantically. "Of cour

c, my heart pounding so loudly I

he café, the manager

eaned clos

n't interfere with stuff l

t her without spa

r fumbled with the controls, as he searched fo

d Belle entering the café. The

could still remember t

my bag, while I was ignoring them; she slipped her wall

hat it..." Clarisse sta

m Clarisse, obviously

al as he looked at Clariss

quietly, "yo

ped to her kn

ear! I was doing it for you."

rowned.

, for trying to seduce your sister's fiance." Clari

ried to protest and defend mysel

to me?" he aske

fusion etched on her

d, his voice turning lethal, "to in

ook her hea

sir! I did

dric said. "Y

my head snapped to look at Aldric who had

s widened in h

mmediately,"

wled to

t do this, sir. I'll

her and turned

without proper verification," he sa

er bowed

sorry, sir.

her." Aldric

y. "I'm very sorry, Miss Huston.

isfaction and I was really gratefu

e sobbe

too. I didn

me," Aldric's voice was laced wit

hen crawled toward me

never do such a thing to yo

enjoying every bit of the momen

ith a raised brow and

" Aldr

him with her express

, " he added. "I don't want to see you

crumpled.

turne

hings and follow me," he