Because of Adair, Ryan plans to settle in J City. Eunice thinks he will stay in this hotel, but on the third
day, he has someone buy a duplex apartment in a prime area in the center of the city.
It is luxuriously decorated, and Ryan can move in right away. It is simply deluxe.
Eunice is once again amazed at the power of capitalists. The house prices in J City are sky-high, yet
Ryan buys an apartment there like buying cabbage on the street. It is a dream that most ordinary
people cannot achieve even after lifelong striving.
However, after Ryan moves into the apartment, Eunice proposes to live home. After all, she is back
from abroad, and her gunshot wound has healed, so there is no reason for her to live with him
anymore.
As expected, Ryan does not express any opinions about her proposal. He just accepts it with a cold
face.
Before she leaves, she packs her things up. One has to finish what one starts. Thinking of this, Eunice
knocks on his door to ask him to dinner before this relationship ends.
Sitting in the restaurant of the hotel, she hands the menu to the man opposite her and says, "You order.
This meal is on me."
Ryan raises his eyebrows in surprise but doesn't say anything. After ordering a few fine dishes, he
hands the menu to the waiter.
After the waiter leaves their private room, he says indifferently, "What? You want to treat me to a
farewell dinner?"
Eunice smiles somewhat awkwardly. "No.... You have been helping me, but I haven't thanked you with
dinner."
Ryan is rich, but Eunice doesn't know exactly how rich he is. Anyway, he is super loaded. He has
private jets and private yacht, and when he talks about business, Eunice would hear about hundreds of
millions worth of projects.
She knows this meal means nothing to him, but it is an expression of her appreciation. Although he is
always cold to her, he never harms her. She was afraid of this man at the beginning, but she gradually
comes to realize that he wouldn't lay a finger on her.
"You've been so helpful. Thank you." The woman's gentle voice rings out in the bright private room.
"Thank you for paying my mother's surgery fee and taking care of me when I was injured."
"No need," Ryan gives a short answer as usual, as if his attention is only on this meal and he isn't
thinking about anything else.
Eunice frowns and feels somewhat down. Ryan has seen the world, and is probably used to people
coming and going around him. However, she is feeling sad about this.
After they part ways this time, she doesn't know when they will meet again. She and Ryan aren't from
the same world. If it hadn't been for chance, they wouldn't know each other in this lifetime.
She loses her appetite. Although Ryan ordered only the signature dishes, and an entrée will cost her
more than a thousand, she actually doesn't care. Anyway, this is their last meal together, so it's okay to
spend a lot on it.
Ryan's gaze lands on his opposite seat. The disappointment on her face is too obvious to ignore. She
is the one who wants to move out, so why is she looking so depressed?
Anyway, it means she cares, so he grows less displeased. He doesn't eat much, and she chose
Chinese food, so he is almost full after eating a few bites. "Since you saved my life once, if you need
help in the future, just ask me for it," he says.
Eunice is playing with the fish bones on the plate. Hearing that, she stops and looks up, saying, "You've
helped me so much. I'm afraid if I do that again, I won't be able to repay you."
She hasn't paid him back the operation fee, so how can she ask for another favor?
To her surprise, Ryan says, "You already owe me so much anyway. One more favor won't make a
difference."
"..."
All right, that hurts.
Eunice coughs softly and clears her throat, saying, "Thank you."
Ryan looks at the woman's drooping eyelashes which cast a shadow under her eyes as well as make
her look delicate, and says, "You are not safe around me. It's a good thing that you are leaving."
After all, she has been shot, so Eunice understands why he says she is unsafe. He is not a nobody. If it
weren't for Adair, he wouldn't have come back.
After all, compared with Britain, Country Z is not that comfortable to live in, because there are just so
many rules.
Eunice doesn't know what to say and nods silently.
The dinner lasts for an entire hour, Eunice used to think eating with him is torture. He always eats with
a straight face without saying unnecessary words, his vibe shouting aloofness. Every time they are at
the same table, she would have difficulty digesting. However, this time, she feels time flies.
Perhaps it's about time to say goodbye, so his terrifying aura isn't so scary anymore....
After dinner, Ryan is going to attend to his matters in the afternoon. His assistant is waiting at the door
of the private room. Eunice cuts the conversation short for fear of taking much of his time.
She only looks up to face his deep inky eyes and says solemnly, "Goodbye."
She watches as the man's back disappears from sight. Then she turns around and walks to the
reception desk, asking, "How much?"
"I'm sorry, Miss. A man has paid the bill just now."
"Really?" Eunice is surprised. She didn't see anyone leave from here. Was it his assistant?
They agreed she would pay for this, but she doesn't get to do it. She quickly turns around, but that man
is nowhere to be found. Eunice sighs deeply, "Why did this happen...?"
Eunice feels even gloomier. She returns to her room and packs her luggage. Looking at the suitcase in
the corner, she rolls her eyes and tears a page from the calendar on the desk. Then she writes a few
lines on it with a black pen.
After doing all that, she drags the suitcase out of the room and then the hotel. Feeling the dazzling
sunlight of the afternoon, she starts to realize she is leaving Ryan.
It has been like a dream these past few months when she is with him. She has to experience them
herself to understand that such things can happen.
But now, she is walking away from him.
She reaches out to stop a taxi and tells the driver her home address. Looking at the retreating street
view, she feels a burst of warmth in her eyes. She quickly looks away and holds back the tears. They
don't fall after all.
Forty minutes later, the car stops downstairs in an old residential compound. Perhaps because the
roads between the buildings are too narrow, the driver complains despite himself while driving, "It's
hard to drive in your compound. A worse driver wouldn't agree to drive you in here!"
Eunice smiles awkwardly and hands him the money. "Stop, please. I'll walk from here."
"Alright!" The driver is surprised to find her thoughtful, so he quickly gives her the change and says,
"Thank you, young lady!"
"It's nothing."
Getting out of the car, Eunice drags her heavy suitcase towards the door of her unit. She lives on the
third floor and it isn't a long way up there. Although she rests several times on the stairs, she finally
makes it.
She looks down and takes out the key from her bag to open the door. Her apartment has two bedrooms
and one living room, and there isn't much space left for new things. The originally white tiles are yellow
now with a layer of ash on them. Most of the furniture has been here for more than a decade and looks
old.
Eunice thought nobody is home, but Thomas walks out of his room. He is flustered to see her and
says, "Sister, why are you back...?"
Eunice is confused. They have been close since young. Isn't he happy that she is home?
But the next second, when she sees a short girl coming out of the bedroom in pajamas, she
understands why he is behaving like this.
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