“There he is!” shouted a woman from the darkness of the alley. Then several police officers immediately arrived and surrounded Leo. They all pointed their guns at him.“Don’t move! Put your hands up where I can see them!” a male police officer barked.Slowly, Leo raised both hands, making his arms clearly visible. The beams from the officers’ flashlights shone directly into Leo’s face. Leo squinted, blinded by the light.“Ugh, move that away!” Leo said, feeling uncomfortable.“Leo? Is that you?” A familiar female voice came from behind the police officers. Slowly, Leo looked in the direction of the voice. It sounded just like Lisa’s. When Leo could see clearly who it was, sure enough, it was Lisa. She was with Gisele.“Oh, are you Leonard Fencher?” the male police officer asked, softening his tone. “Yes!” Leo replied firmly.Captain Wright—the male police officer—signaled to his officers to lower their weapons. Slowly, they did so.Gisele and Lisa immediately ran over and hugged L

Leo’s head ached. It felt as if a needle were piercing the top of his head. He winced as he clutched his head. Memories of his mother stirred up a pain so intense it affected his body.But Leo quickly regained his composure. After all, his mother was already gone. Leo didn’t want to dwell on past trauma. He took a deep breath, then exhaled slowly.After doing this for a few minutes, he began to return to full consciousness. He opened his eyes slowly and felt his head grow lighter. Though he still felt a sense of unease in his heart. His encounter with Ryan had indeed stirred up bad memories he wanted to erase.“I can’t let myself be like this…,” he murmured. Leo was certain he had come a long way. He was no longer someone who could be pushed around by others. But the pain from past memories still tormented him at times. With his fists clenched tightly, he slowly opened his eyes. He was certain that someday he would be able to overcome all that trauma. As he was trying to steady his

These people are one of the reasons Gisele changed. She tried to dress in a gothic style and act colder and rougher toward others. All of this was so that Gisele wouldn’t appear weak. She didn’t want to be bullied anymore. After all, being in a subordinate position was very uncomfortable for her. However, this turned out to be ironic. Gisele, who used to be a sweet and feminine person, deliberately transformed herself into a tough, gothic persona to escape bullying and avoid appearing weak—yet now she finds herself powerless once again when she encounters her bully.Right now, Gisele’s gaze is fixed on the pocket knife in Ortega’s hand. The knife was very shiny, a sign that it was the real thing. Instantly, Gisele’s face turned pale.Ortega grinned, her eyes wide open. “Oh, so you can be scared, huh? So this makeup of yours is just a disguise to scare us? Too bad… you failed at that.”Ortega moved even closer, gripping Gisele’s shirt collar tightly. She stared intently into her tremb

Sisil immediately pulled her hand away from Leo. She stepped back to help Rena, who kept covering her face. In a panic, she helped Rena to her feet.“Rena! Rena! Are you okay?”“...Fuk! (Fuck!) Fuk! (Fuck!) …Wuastad! (You Bastard!)” Rena muttered incoherently. Her eyes were brimming with tears as she glared vengefully at Leo. The wound on her mouth was severe; Roy’s earlier punch had completely shattered several of her front teeth. Rena’s lips were split open, and blood kept flowing from the wounds. She whimpered in pain, closing her eyes tightly several times as she fought off the intense dizziness.Sisil stared in shock at the severity of Rena’s injuries. Rena’s face, which had once been beautiful, was now completely disfigured by her wounds. Her heart was pounding wildly from her surging emotions. “You bastard! How dare you hurt a woman like this!” she shouted at Leo.Leo responded by narrowing his eyes slightly. He didn’t say a word. After all, Leo hadn’t hit Rena at all. It was

“What did you say, loser?” Roy asked, tilting his head back.His eyes swept from the top of Leo’s head to the tips of his toes. The man didn’t move and just kept mumbling incoherently. He immediately turned to Ortega. “Look at him! He froze after saying something funny.”Ortega burst out laughing. She’d never felt this way before. Seeing Gisele so terrified that her lips had turned blue gave him a sense of satisfaction. Ortega had been bullying and tormenting Gisele for a long time. She’d never seen her this desperate before.And then there was Leo, that self-proclaimed tough guy who’d come to protect Gisele. Even though he claimed to be part of Gisele’s family, it turned out Leo was completely out of his mind. All of this truly indulged Ortega’s dark side.“Oh, I love this! It feels so good!” she thought excitedly. The more Ortega saw the foolish expressions on the faces of the two people in front of her, the more excited he became. From the very beginning, she hadn’t liked Gisele.