1. Sincere Concern

“Wait. You haven’t explained why you helped me? I know you hate me. Why don’t you just let me die?” Frank inquired in a small voice.

Kara was silent for a moment. The, little by little, her lips curved sadly.

“I was once abandoned when I fell into a very deep abyss. No one wanted to give me a rope. I was forced to endure darkness and fear alone, until I finally crawled out of there myself.”

Frank swallowed hard. His throat suddenly became dry and his chest. became tight. It was as if he could see Kara’s wounds through those dim eyes. Occasionally, he felt that there was hatred in it.

“Therefore, please don’t accuse me of all kinds of things. I will not ask for payment. I just don’t want anyone else to feel the same misery. It is very painful.”

Averting her gaze, Kara hugged herself. She was afraid that her voice would become hoarse if she said more.

“Now excuse me. I have other business.”

“Wait!”

Kara’s steps stopped again. However, she didn’t turn around. She worried that Frank would catch her anxiety through her face.

“Show me what you take away. I have to make sure that you don’t secretly steal important documents.”

Kara snorted in disbelief. The corners of her lips twitched in disgust. She turned around with a cynical look. “Instead of sorry or thank you, you are making accusations?”

Frank shrugged lightly. “Sorry is only said by selfish people. They use

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more benefits from the recipient of the apology. Meanwhile, thank you….”

Frank stepped forward and stopped when his nose caught the citrus scent of Kara’s body.

“Those two words are just cans without contents if they are not accompanied by actions. I don’t want that rubbish coming out of my mouth.”

“Then, your accusation just now wasn’t rubbish?”

Frank smiled crookedly. “If the accusation is not true, why do you make a fuss about it? Just show me the proof that you are innocent.”

over people who always felt right. With a bent face, Kara showed the contents of her tote bag. There were

about that bag?” Frank pointed at the one

grumbling inwardly, Kara showed the contents. An old- fashioned laptop, some newspapers, notebooks, and persona documents-that’s what caught Frank’s

job application been

none

work here again if

brows furrowed to guess what was in the CEO’s brain. When her feet stopped, she looked over her shoulder. “What do you

his pockets and walked over to Kara. “You

votne

Because of that, I sent everyone away and chose to handle it alone.”

it a

my weakness in a restaurant. One of the servants there

eyes widened at the man who

deep breath, Frank leaned closer to Kara’s ear. “They were exterminated like little. flies. All of

dare move. Even when Frank had taken one step back from her, she still stood like a statue, with her eyebrows

Kara asked in a small voice. She tried to shake her head, but her neck muscles

Kara Martin. If there is, you can guess for what happened to him or her. Buried with. secrets they weren’t supposed to know.”

hard. The smell of death grew sharper in

harm you, could you still

the people in the restaurant said back then, including the waiter who betrayed his promise. But they ended. tragically.”

forehead. “But I am

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cut off your tongue

spontaneously shook her

that the secret is

trembled violently. However, not a single word

way, I can keep an eye on you, making sure that you don’t dare

blinked uncertainly. She still couldn’t believe that things

seeing my face. I

You can make a new, better promise, such as

without arguing or

of Frank being on her kept replaying in her mind.

to worry about your

I will increase your

busy banishing bad memories

eyebrow. “You would rather die?”

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