Love Triangle and Redemption

den, my hands trembling as I took out

inged with tears. "I'm at the garden." "Stay put, don

fully as I anxiously

t five minu

ence and started walki

t you going upstairs?"

upstairs and let you get

d, "I don't even know y

rying to keep

hen quickly changed to a warm smile. "Honey, don

s amazing how convincing bad guys could

? Don't you touch me!" I s

ing a spat, so no one intervened. Some even advised me not to be so stu

my face as I used my purse to hit his arm repeatedly. The

lding. "I don't know him, let go! Someone call the police!" I shout

e gone, Nolan appeared just in time, like a hero from a sto

ed brawling. The man finally let go of my hand, and I collapsed to

he police and the prope

ds arrived and, together wi

I looked up and saw the bloodst

with his thumb, and said, "It's okay, I'

and let all my e

hand, and we went to the police stat

ned that the man was a repeat off

ther neighborhoods, targeting single women a

of relief, grateful tha

and I took out the first ai

to dinner," I said, feeling guilty as I lo

k?" I looked up and met his amused gaze, adding, "How about I treat you to a month's worth of meals and be

ore finally speaking, "Have you

odd

n after a hero saving

usually says she has crush on

ng at him. Was th

espite the pain of his mo

ng him laugh. "You're

us. "I'm not. Haven't you n

u have a crush on Leanna? W

to be puzzled. He wond

how he always brought Leanna along whenever we wen

ou watch a little bit closer? Check it again."

poetry hinting at a secret admiration. It

Jade? Wai

n smiled softly, "Isn't that how secret crushes are

and formally asked,

ould be wonderful... I'd been wa