''Still waiting?!'' Asher was utterly shocked when he heard that.


    It rained heavily all night and didn''t stop untilter. It started raining again this morning, and the forecast


    said there would be a typhooning tonight. Has Justin been standing here the whole time without


    eating or drinking? Does he not want to live?


    "Justin has been outside this whole time? Sincest night? What do you mean?!" Be''s beautiful eyes


    widened in disbelief, her hands tightly gripping Axel''s shoulders as she shook him vigorously. "Tell me!


    What''s going on?! Did you all see Justin? And you kept it from me?!"


    "Stop shaking me, Be! I feel like throwing up!" Axel felt like his mind was spinning, feeling disoriented


    and dizzy.


    "Be! Stop it!" Asher quickly stepped forward and grabbed her wrist. He pulled her into his embrace.


    "Whatever Justin wants to do, it''s his choice. If he wants to stand there, let him. He won''t stand there


    forever. Sooner orter, he''ll leave."


    The statement had a hidden message behind it.


    "Even if he turns into a statue standing there forever, it''s what he deserves!" Axel felt his anger rising


    as he recalled the suffering his little sister had endured. “Be, he''s just trying to make us feel guilty in


    hopes that it will fix everything! He thinks we''ll forgive him if he does this! Even if he gets struck by


    lightning, I will never forgive him!"


    "This is between him and me! What does it have to do with you?!" Be''s eyes turned red with anger,


    tears welling up as she struggled to break free from Asher''s embrace. "Did you see him yesterday? Did


    Wyatt see him too? Did you all gang up to bully him?!"


    "Be, calm down..." Asher tried to soothe Be, wrapping his arms around her waist and patting her


    trembling back.


    "Be, what are you saying? Did we bully him? We were standing up for you and venting our anger for


    your sake!"


    "I don''t need it!" Be shouted in frustration, breathing heavily with rage. "Why do you have to meddle?


    Is it for my own good? You''re just trying to ease your own guilt by suppressing Justin!" Asher and Axel


    felt a pang in their hearts.


    Taking advantage of Asher''s distraction, Be broke free from his embrace and dashed toward the gate


    of Yara Park.


    Be tossed the slippers out of the way and ran barefoot through the long and ornate corridor.


    She had yet toy eyes on the man she loved, but her heart yearned to escape and elope with him.


    All of a sudden, Be halted her steps.


    Not far away, Den''s burning gaze was locked on her. His presence alone seemed intimidating, like


    an insurmountable mountain.


    "Be, are you going to see him?"


    "Den, please don''t stop me." Be panted heavily, her fair and delicate cheeks glistening with sweat.


    Den frowned slightly, shaking his head. "You have been a fool for him for thest three years. Isn''t


    that enough? Stop doing foolish things. He''s not worth it."


    "If he''s not worth it, then who is?!" Be''s chest heaved violently, tears welling up in her eyes. "When I


    was eleven, he saved my life! On the battlefield in Kridor, we fought terrorists side by side, and he


    risked his life to protect me! Last year, we got caught in andslide on Mount Jaglee and survived it


    together. On the Southern Ind of Sentania, he diverted firepower to save Asher''s life and even took


    bullets for me!"


    "Den, tell me... If he''s not worth it, then who is?!"


    "Be, I know that when you were eleven, the one who saved you was Justin. You''ve always looked up


    to him because of that. It''s like you see him in a different light, making it hard for anyone else to


    measure up. I get where you''reing from."


    Drew closed his eyes and took a deep breath before opening them again. His gaze was firm and


    resolute. "But back then, he didn''t save you because of who you are or because he loved you. It was


    just a coincidence."


    "Drew! How could you say that?" Be was both anxious and angry. Her voice was hoarse from


    emotion.


    "And everything he didter on was merely to make up for his own mistakes and reconcile with you. In


    my eyes, those debts have long been repaid by the sacrifices you made over those three years."Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g