LOGIN"Damn it! So she really did live in that run-down apartment from the start!" Daniel cursed angrily."That apartment is almost uninhabited, sir," said the taxi driver. He surveyed the building in front of him and shuddered. "Rumors are circulating, saying there have been several mysterious deaths among its residents, so over time the apartment has been abandoned and neglected."Daniel snorted. "That's typical of my ex-wife. Hiding in an ant hole or at the end of the world, just so I can't find her and demand back the money she ran off with."The taxi driver was shocked by Daniel's statement. "That woman is your wife?""Ex-wife," Daniel said. "I went to jail to cover up her mistake, but while I was in jail, she got a boyfriend and sold our house, then ran away and hid with the money and her boyfriend.""Oh my, sir, you're so poor. There are so many evil women like that these days," the taxi driver said with concern. "Then, the guy who picked her up earlier, maybe he was her boyfriend?
Daniel woke up eighteen hours later.He stared at the stark white ceiling in confusion, then realized he was inhaling a slightly stronger antiseptic scent than usual.Something moved nearby.Daniel turned and saw Emmie lying face down beside him.This is a hospital, Daniel muttered. Why am I here?Something flashed through his mind. The last scene before he lost consciousness in Emmie's apartment.A searing pain in his head that made him fall. He remembered screaming for Emmie.Daniel felt thirsty. He noticed a bottle of mineral water on the table near the bed, and a glass lying face down.Daniel got up slowly, so as not to disturb Emmie. Besides, he felt sore. He didn't know how long he had been lying in bed.Daniel turned the IV pole carefully so as not to make a noise, then slowly moved, preparing to get out.However, there was no foothold for his right foot, while his left foot was already touching the cold floor.Daniel panicked and instantly fell to the floor, the IV pole fallin
Emmie was angry. "Where have you been? Why are you only coming now?"Daniel hugged Emmie, who accepted it stiffly. "Come on, honey, don't be angry. I was just a little busy chasing Ericka.""Why are you still obsessed with Ericka? Do you still love her and really want to get back together with her?" Emmie snapped angrily. "Get out of here then! I don't want to be just a scapegoat for you!""Emmie, I told you, my money is with her. I can't let her be rich while I starve and don't even have a cigarette!" Daniel said angrily. "That damn woman deliberately made me poor!"Emmie frowned slightly at Daniel's anger. She took his hand and stroked it gently."I can support both of us," Emmie said."No," Daniel said quickly. "I'm a man and I have my own pride. What am I supposed to say if someone asks how I'm living?"Emmie pouted. "But you haven't been visiting me much lately."Daniel hugged Emmie tightly and kissed her cheek. "Don't be mad. I'll come when I have time, like now."Suddenly, Dani
"That's Daniel," Marlowe said with a satisfied smile. "But don't worry, he won't bother that kid again. If I didn't feel like he was rotting meat that would poison me, I'd probably have chewed off one of his legs already."Old Bernard scratched his head, which didn't itch."I thought you'd gone somewhere," Old Bernard said."Yes," Marlowe replied cheerfully. "I went into the bushes to change and watch that guy named Daniel wandering around in front of your shop, peeking, then going around and coming back."Old Bernard nodded, relieved that Marlowe was reliable.He briefly recounted what had happened to Noel. "That kid's nothing, just a coincidence related to Daniel.""Huh, thank goodness," Marlowe said. "I hate the idea of a kid that young being trained to be a criminal.""What did you do to Daniel?" Old Bernard asked."Just bit his leg until he couldn't chase that kid anymore," Marlowe said casually. "Tch, his feet were dirty and smelly, making me have to drink a lot after taking
"He's very suspicious, and I saw him eavesdropping on my conversation with Liam, pretending to choose a drink, but in the end, he just bought mineral water," Old Bernard said, tapping the forehead of the teenager he'd captured.Irwin laughed. "Let him wake up on his own. I'll bring Liam some potion before he starts his cycle. You just wait here and make yourself a drink if you're thirsty."When Irwin returned to his unit, Old Bernard was tapping the boy's forehead, trying to wake him up."Hey, what are you doing?" Irwin said, laughing. "You're going to give that kid a permanent bump!""He's sleeping soundly," Old Bernard said angrily. "I didn't expect that sleeping powder to be so effective.""He's still young, and I think you gave him too much," Irwin said. "Just leave him be. He'll have to face our questions, so he'll need a lot of energy."Irwin had just turned to go to the kitchen and make coffee when the teenager groaned softly. He opened his eyes slowly and looked confused."Ah
"So it's true, Damon was looking for me," Liam said, stubbing out the end of his long cigarette into the bottom of the metal ashtray. "I guess that connects everything. Daniel was looking for you, Damon was looking for me, and we were seen together."Ericka handed Liam a glass of mineral water. "Daniel will definitely serve Damon, I'm sure of it. He's a hard-core sycophant. He must see the advantage of working with Damon over having Alkon look for me."Liam finished the mineral water Ericka had given him, set the glass on the table beside him, and then shifted in his seat, facing her."Ericka, you're not afraid, are you? I won't let anyone get close, let alone touch you. Especially if it involves Damon," Liam said earnestly. "I'll protect you."Ericka nodded with a smile. She couldn't lie to herself that she felt a little wary, but she wasn't afraid, because Liam was by her side.It wasn't just Liam, but there was Irwin, Old Bernard, and even the Kitsune man who had recently seemed to
Liam's PoVEricka was no longer crying. She hugged me tightly when I found her crouched under the window in the second-floor hallway, terrified and pale.I carried her to her unit and sat her on the sofa. For a few moments, while I made her warm water with a little honey, she sat stiffly, motionles
"We've been here before," Emmie said, looking around. "There! That apartment! We passed it twice before, until we finally stopped at that crappy convenience store and the owner told us we had the wrong address.""But that weird detective gave us directions, and it led back here?" Daniel asked, conf
Daniel's PoVDamn Emmie!I was so tired after failing to find Ericka at the address given by Emmie.I knew she just wanted to keep me close to her. She'd always tried to seduce me, even though she knew I was Ericka's boyfriend and Ericka was her friend.Emmie was the kind of woman who was hard to g
Ericka trembled. Old Bernard showed her the minimarket's CCTV footage, and it was clear that the man and woman who had entered the minimarket while Ericka was hiding in the back room were Daniel and Emmie."Wait here until Liam comes to pick you up," Old Bernard said. "Who knows, those people might







