she would meet Derek s

n who had rushed into the fire and held her in his arms a

Wa

ere at this tim

back then. She was certain

ad fallen for

in her heart, and she di

footsteps outsi

covering Lia's mouth. He lowered his eyes and looked at Lia. Th

Ms. E

erek's voice. The first time, he said to h

, like some kind of low, deep,

of what Aubrey had said before she died

rance, Derek thought t

alone at night." As Derek spoke, he helped her put

w their boss being so gentle, they would

cross Lia's nose, a

t?" She immediately loo

a moment, and then he sm

was dumb

e miss the poin

e could still feel that Derek seemed to have

ess and that he could kill his brother for money and

of her previous life. No matter what Derek had done for her in her

us life, but... the Hopkin family was too complicated, powerful, and dangerous

st wanted to live happily and carefreely with her family. S

o and treat your wounds. I have to go

ssed his other hand against the wa

eaned against the wall, trying to distance he

r. It's not safe. Wait a

pered in Lia's ear. In an instant, she felt

replied in a

erek, they were still very close to each other. The mixed sme

ll nothing but the unique swee

rroundings were quiet. Something uns

ss Derek's arms. His arms were slender but obviously muscular

ddenly fel

am came from the depths of the back a

was A

oked outside. Seeing that, Lia su

ipping his arm. Her small, tender hand was ice-cold, a

erek would ask her som

said serious

stone thrown into a still lake. It fell into t

her mome

tside, and then she heard more people gettin

of people just left. Ho

to die together with Derek so fast

afraid. They

ose that they could roughly

nce when Lia heard the noise o

ntly and comforted

little embarrassed

ent straight out fro

straight back, raised his eyebrows s

pkin, are y

ed, a tall and sturdy man with a fa

I'm f

stunned for a moment, and turned to l