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Gretchen and Lorenzo met five years ago 

At that time, she had just arrived in Usmington 

Although not completely helpless, but with the language barrer and being alone far away from home she felt kost for a long time, not knowing what to do 

Lorenzo was the first person from her hometown she ever met 

Later on, as they walked slowly behind, he also complained about her, saying that after so many years in usmington, was the first time he had encountered someone who couldn’t communicate had no plan, and didn’t even have any passion. He went to a foreign country alone, stayed for two whole months, but couldn’t even manage basic 

communication 

But she was lucky, she met Lorenzo at his lowest point 

Later they made a deal. She hired him as her guide with a generous salary, teaching her local language and everything she needed to know in Usmington 

Seeing her wandering aimlessly, and guiding her to uncover her talents and dreams 

Her right hand got injured and she couldn’t draw, so he practiced with her left hand From the beginning, her writing was 

all crooked, but gradually she got better And in the end, she could draw perfect designs with her left hand 

an be said that Gretchen wouldn’t be the Gretchen she is today without Lorenzo’s initial company 

But she never thought, Lorenzo would fall for her 

When she was first confessed to, she was stunned for a while before she realized 

From that day on, Gretchen started to distance herself from Lorenzo 

Henoticed her distance, but didn’t back down Instead, he tried even harder, and his attack became more intense 

Until she told him about her and Howard, and also mentioned that she might not have any plans for romance for a long time in the future, Lorenzo changed his approach 

He didn’t push as hard as before, but he wasn’t planning to give up either 

Po okay, Grate I’ll always be by your side until you let go of your worries and open up your heart. By then, whether you Faccept or reject, I’ll accept it 

Gretchen fully ran out of excuses to refuse, so she had to let him stay by her side. 

Day after day year after year 

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how, whe has subconsciousty started to look for him when encountering things, and has completely gotten used to the fans that he will always be by her side 

alg the hat water warsity Gretchen took the teapot and the tea leaves acted the balling water she 

facts of the res changed, the aroma of the tea gradually spread 

Lorenzo’s gaze fell on her, following het ind fent red use by her ear could 

ments, watching as she pushed the brewed tea in front of herself, seeing the 

help but chuckle 

Maw some tea “She angrily pushed the teacup over, muttering under her breath. Even drinking tea can’t shut your 

mouth 

As the lights came on in the Wiggins villa, Howard sat on the sofa with the light shining down on him casting a shadow 

under his evelids, in front of him was veronica who used to be friends with the Wiggins family when they were still in the top circle but later on, as the Wiggins family was suppressed and pushed out of the top circle, everyone abandoned her. 

some even wanted to kick her while she was down 

Veronica still remembers the last time they met, following behind another rich girl and mocking her 

Now, they were crawling in front of her, their right hand smashed and bloody, their cries of pain mixed with pleas for mercy 

reaching her ears, making her feel extremely gratified. 

She deliberately put on a soft and hesitant look on her face, and pulled the man next to her, “Howard, wouldn’t this be too 

cruel to them? 

She didn’t see the disgust that flashed in Howard’s eyes when she touched him 

“Cruel, they deserved to be punished for what they did wrong, just disabling one hand is already letting them off easy,” he 

said coldly 

Upon hearing this, Veronica’s smile became even more apparent on her face. She knew that Howard still loved her 

otherwise why would he have captured them all and tortured them so brutally just because they made a few sarcastic 

remarks about themselves?