"I''ll head home to cook now." Luca made an excuse, hurriedly unlocked the door, and walked into the


    apartment.


    As she stared at the closed apartment door, Mrs. Selley shuddered and sighed as she said,


    "Youngsters today are so bold. They dare to live anywhere."


    Mrs. Selley thought of the gust of wind that blew when the door closed just now and shuddered again.


    "That house is spine-chilling."


    Luca walked into the apartment and found that the lights were on, indicating that Amur had returned.


    "Amur?" she called out to him.


    The apartment was empty, and her voice was the only thing that proved that someone was there. Luca


    was puzzled, so she picked up the phone and called him.


    Amur answered as soon as the call was connected.


    "Amur, why aren''t you in the apartment?" Luca asked.


    "I''m doing some shopping," Amur replied.


    Luca could hear that the background on his end was a bit noisy. He seemed to be on the street, so she


    said, "Okay, I''ll start cooking now. Come after you''re done shopping."


    "Mm," Amur replied.


    After Luca hung up the call, she walked into the kitchen with the bags to prepare dinner.


    The apartment, which had been unupied for several months, had been cleaned by Amur. The


    kitchen was spotless. It seemed that Amur had cleaned everything to prepare for her arrival.


    Luca opened the bag, took out the ingredients, and got busy.


    As she was halfway through preparing dinner, Amur returned to the apartment and heard some sounds


    from the kitchen. A faint smile appeared on his chilly face.


    He liked days like this when he could see her or hear the noises that she made as soon as he opened


    the door.


    Days like this felt like how life should be and gave him hope.


    Amur thought of the gloom on the Ind of Despair and sighed. Sure enough, no one wanted to live


    their whole lives underground.


    However, they had no choice but to ept it considering the environment that they were in.


    After he had experienced such a life full of fireworks, he would dream back to those times when he was


    on the Ind of Despair.


    "Amur, are you back?" Luca asked from the kitchen. She seemed to have heard the door open, but she


    asked since she did not hear Amur''s voice.


    "It''s me," Amur replied.


    "Mm, go wash your hands. Dinner is ready," Luca said as she ced the burgers that she cooked on a


    te.


    Amur had arge appetite, so she packed a full te for him.


    After that, she took some roasted fish out of the oven.


    She prepared several dishes for him on top of the burgers he requested.


    Amur walked into the kitchen, and the aroma of the food stimted his taste buds. "It smells delicious."


    "They''re all your favorite dishes! Will you help me carry them out?" Luca nced at him. ''Sure enough,


    he lost weight again.''


    Amur, who finally gained some weight in A City, lost weight after he returned to the Ind of Despair.


    The food on the Ind of Despair was not great, and he had to go through a lot of training every day. It


    made sense that he would lose weight.


    Amur nodded and walked out carrying the dishes she prepared.


    Luca filled two bowls of soup and walked to the dining room. "You lost weight. You should eat more for


    dinner."


    "I have to train every day I''m on the Ind of Despair, and the food they cook is extremely


    unptable," Amur said with disgust in his tone.


    "Eat more." Luca handed him the utensils.


    "Thank you." Amur was not shy and dug in right away. After he had several burgers, he slowly breathed


    a sigh of relief and said, "It feels good."


    "Mm?" Luca looked at him with some confusion.


    "I''ve been thinking about having your food for a few months now. When I took the first bite, I felt like I


    was dreaming. It wasn''t until I took several bites that it felt real. It turns out that I wasn''t dreaming."


    Amur let out a long sigh of relief.


    Luca smiled and replied, "That''s exaggerated. Try the other dishes."


    Amur took a piece of roasted fish and put it in his mouth, then gave Luca a thumbs up. "It''s delicious."


    "Eat slowly. We''re not in a hurry." Seeing the speed at which he chewed, Luca wondered if Abel had


    put him in some refugee area in thest few months, one where he could not eat nor live well.


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    "You''re not nning to have me finish everything, right?" Amur raised his eyebrows when he saw her


    stop eating.


    Luca smiled and picked up her utensils to eat some burgers.


    When she saw how Amur ate, she swore to herself that she would develop the antidote so that he and


    Eler could eat whatever they want in the future and no longer have to survive in that kind of


    environment.


    After dinner, Amur took the initiative to clean up the dishes.


    Luca put her phone on the coffee table and walked out to the balcony to get some fresh air.


    The weather had warmed up a bit, but the temperature at night was still low. She felt cold whenever the


    wind blew.


    However, she wanted the cold wind to make her mind clearer.


    After dinner, it was time to talk business.


    For example, Amur mentioned that the target of his mission was someone she was familiar with. ''Who


    is this familiar person?''


    After Amur washed the dishes, he walked out to the balcony and the cold wind blew in his face. He


    sighed and said, "The cold wind is morefortable than a warm breeze."


    “At least it clears your head," Luca said as she looked at him. "Do you have your phone and the other


    items safe?"


    "Yeah." Amur nodded. He knew what Luca wanted to talk about.


    "My target is Pierre Mallory," he said.


    Luca was a little surprised. She had thought that it could be several others. For example, Gale or


    Rain...


    After all, they had betrayed the Ind of Despair. It was normal for Abel to abolish Luke''s left and


    righthand men as revenge.


    It also could be Percy. After all, he had a part in destroying the Ind of Despair.


    She never expected it to be Pierre.


    "How could it be him?" Luca asked in surprise.


    "It''s him," Amur said. "He was warned once or twice but continued to challenge Abel."


    His ungratefulness hadpletely angered Abel and turned him into the target of Amur''s mission.


    "Wasn''t he working with Abel before?" Luca knew that Abel would not usually assassinate his clients.


    Being credible was important in his industry. He wouldplete the task, collect his money, and the


    transaction was done. He would no longer care about the other party.


    If the other party''s nemesis ced an order to have him hurt, he would build on their previous


    rtionship and turn down the order. He would even drop a gentle reminder to the other party and be


    paid an intelligence fee.


    As such, the Ind of Despair was having more and more orders in recent years, leading to the growth


    in its power.


    "Pierre only has himself to me. He keeps challenging the boss'' patience," Amur said. He was told


    the reason why when they announced that Pierre was the mission target.


    As such, Amur knew everything.


    Luca stayed silent, waiting for Amur to continue talking.


    "The proposal he bought previously was a backup copy set up as a trap by Luke. The n didn''t work


    and he seems to think Abel yed him. He''s been asking for the money back," Amur said.