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00:0213 years ago, Sophia and I found two frozen little dragons in a blizzard.
00:06They lay collapsed in the snow.
00:08I scooped up Nathan.
00:09Sophia took Ethan.
00:10For 13 years, I cared for Nathan with all my heart.
00:13Every morning, I woke early to make his breakfast.
00:15On his birthdays, I picked gifts a week ahead.
00:17When he felt down, I sat by the fireplace with him in silence.
00:20Until the day I accidentally overheard his conversation with other beast kin.
00:24Emily's really good to you.
00:25Why are you so cold to her?
00:27Who asked her to be good to me?
00:28Nathan, you're seriously taking her kindness for granted.
00:31Thank her?
00:31Fine.
00:32If she hadn't grabbed me first that day, I'd be with Sophia right now.
00:35Can't blame him.
00:36Even though they're sisters, Emily looks way too plain compared to Sophia.
00:39I suddenly remembered that night 13 years ago.
00:41The spark in Nathan's eyes when he first saw Sophia, brighter than the stars.
00:45That was why I chose him and the start of his resentment.
00:48A dull pain hit me hard.
00:4913 years of walking on emotional tightrope collapsed.
00:52I sat frozen on the living room sofa until midnight.
00:54I kept picking up the mirror, staring at the round-faced girl with dull skin inside it.
00:58The more I looked, the uglier it seemed.
01:00I shoved the mirror away in disgust, only to pick it up again moments later.
01:04I thought of Sophia's bright, radiant smile.
01:06I lowered my head and let the wave of inferiority swallow me whole.
01:10The sound of the door opening broke the silence.
01:12Nathan walked in, reeking of alcohol.
01:14He barely glanced at me before turning toward the bedroom.
01:16I wiped my tears with the back of my hand, stood up, and for the first time grabbed his tail.
01:20Don't touch me.
01:21Just like the first time I tried to touch his horns, I used to think it was natural dragon aloofness.
01:25Turns out it was pure disgust.
01:27Even after I rescued him and cared for him devotedly for 13 years, I laughed at myself bitterly.
01:32So people who aren't beautiful don't deserve sincerity.
01:35Tears fell without warning.
01:36When I looked up, I was alone.
01:38An immense, silent despair wrapped around me.
01:41I couldn't stop remembering those school garden parties.
01:44I would carry a big pot of beef stew and find Nathan in the yard.
01:47Nathan, can you come with me to the school garden party this time?
01:50No.
01:51But a lot of people bring their bee skin.
01:53No.
01:54If you want someone to go with, adopt a new one.
01:56So I always went to the garden parties alone.
01:58I stood in the corner, watching Ethan, who had the same face as Nathan, smile so gently at Sophia.
02:04Sophia?
02:04Do you want that little bear plush?
02:06Sophia would nod with a smile, stand on her tiptoes to touch his horns, and Ethan would always bend down
02:11to make it easier for her.
02:12I watched like a thief, longing for Sophia's life, terrified of being discovered.
02:16Just as I was about to leave, Kevin and his gang shoved me to the ground.
02:19I panicked.
02:20Well, if it isn't our class genius Emily, why didn't your little beasting tag along with you today?
02:25Emily's beastling and Sophia's are twin dragons.
02:27The good-looking one got the beauty, while the other got stuck with the plane sister.
02:30What a shame for him.
02:31I started backing away, only to see Nathan, who had refused to come with me, walking towards Sophia with a
02:36cone of ice cream.
02:37He handed it to her, and my breath caught.
02:39As if sensing something, Nathan glanced in my direction.
02:42But nothing happened.
02:43I wasn't sure if Nathan had seen me, but one thing I knew for certain, the next second he turned
02:47and left with Sophia and Ethan.
02:49Seeing this, Kevin laughed viciously.
02:52Your beastling doesn't want you at all.
02:54He's fucking embarrassed to be seen with you in public.
02:57Rage surged through me.
02:59I couldn't take it anymore.
03:00Gritting my teeth, I swung at the lackey and knocked him down.
03:03Kevin lunged at me.
03:04I pinned him and beat him, too.
03:06In the end, I was called to the principal's office.
03:09I thought my mom would stand up for me.
03:11Instead, she complained right in front of the teacher and Kevin.
03:14Why did you have to hit him?
03:15Your classmate didn't say anything wrong.
03:17Mom, you're not good looking to start with, and your temper is awful.
03:21Even the beastling you raised doesn't like you.
03:24How did I ever give birth to such a pathetic nerd?
03:26Sometimes I wish Sophia was my only daughter.
03:29I don't remember how I ran out of the office.
03:31I only remember crying in the park all night.
03:34When I got home, my father slapped me across the face.
03:37How did I end up with such a useless daughter?
03:40I sat in the living room the entire night when the first rays of sunlight came in.
03:43I instinctively shrank away.
03:45Only when I curled up in my dimly lit bedroom did I feel a sliver of peace.
03:49I closed my eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
03:52My reversed sleep schedule left my mind blank when I woke up.
03:55After a brief moment of emptiness, endless self-loathing and loneliness swallowed me again.
04:00I pushed open the door and realized it was already dusk.
04:03Nathan had gone out, but his scent filled every corner of the house.
04:06I ate a piece of bread without tasting it, then packed up everything that belonged to me.
04:10There wasn't much of my stuff, anyway.
04:11After I got into university at 18, I escaped my family home.
04:15I was afraid my parents would mistreat Nathan, so I brought him with me.
04:19Nathan always kept the same attitude, neither accepting nor rejecting.
04:22Of course, that wasn't entirely accurate.
04:25He would reject my touches, my hugs.
04:27When I was poorest, I could only afford a single room.
04:30He slept on the bed, I slept on the sofa.
04:32Nathan was over six feet tall and kept bumping his head in the tiny rental.
04:36So I worked day and night until I could buy a small three-bedroom apartment.
04:39I thought I only had Nathan.
04:41Even if he was a bit cold, he was still my little dragon that I had rescued.
04:45Love often feels like owing someone, so I bought him so many things.
04:48I never imagined he didn't want any of this love at all.
04:51I decided to set him free.
04:53I liked walking.
04:54Nathan liked walking too, but he never liked walking with me.
04:56Only when Sophia was out with Ethan would he join me.
04:59I should have realized it sooner.
05:01Nathan's tail was usually drooping lazily, his pupils dull and uninterested.
05:05Only when Sophia appeared would his dragon tail wag excitedly in tight circles,
05:09while his vertical pupils contracted sharply with clear eagerness.
05:12I used to think he just missed Ethan.
05:14A car horn pulled me out of my memories.
05:16I looked up blankly and saw other beastkin picking up their owners.
05:19That warmth I had never experienced.
05:21I stood there alone, like a clown watching someone else's happy performance.
05:26Are you sure you want to end the adoption with Nathan?
05:28I nodded.
05:30Terminating as a human required financial compensation.
05:32I left the three-bedroom apartment to him.
05:35Miss Emily, do you want us to deliver this to Mr. Nathan, or will you handle it yourself?
05:38Please deliver it for me, and give him this as well.
05:41The letter had only two sentences.
05:43Sorry, Nathan.
05:44I took you away without your consent.
05:46So this time, I'm setting you free.
05:48I walked out of the Beastkin Affairs office, got in the car, and left the city.
05:52My new life would be by the sea, waiting for spring.
05:55My new job was lecturer at a coastal university.
05:58I rented a small sea-view courtyard.
06:00The evening sea breeze carried a salty tang.
06:03I wore my mask while walking along the shore.
06:05The orange sunset was perfect.
06:07I took a photo, and habitually opened my chat with Nathan.
06:11Scrolling up, it was all my one-sided messages.
06:14Cute trinkets.
06:15Strange clouds.
06:16Blooming flowers.
06:17He rarely replied.
06:18A short, hmm, was usually all I got.
06:21The last record stopped on the day I overheard the truth.
06:24I asked him, where are you?
06:25I'll come pick you up.
06:26He still hadn't replied.
06:27He should have received the termination certificate by now, right?
06:30Yet he wouldn't even say goodbye.
06:32Only a heart full of dense, aching bitterness remained.
06:35I thought about it, and decided my new life shouldn't be tied to the past.
06:39So I changed my phone number, and created a new social media account.
06:42Sleep was impossible that night.
06:44The night air was cool as water.
06:46Moonlight pouring down.
06:47This was my favorite time.
06:48After my mom publicly tore open my scars in the office that year,
06:52Kevin started mocking me about being ugly without restraint.
06:54Emily is just an ugly bookworm.
06:57Even her own mother doesn't like her.
06:58I couldn't argue back because it was the truth.
07:00I could only wait for nightfall, hiding in the darkness to cry in secret.
07:04Back then, Nathan would always stand in the yard.
07:06After I cried on the balcony, he would still be standing there.
07:09I once mistook it for his silent companionship.
07:12Now I realize he was probably just like me,
07:14using the darkness to cover his own sadness.
07:17Besides teaching at university, I had my own research project.
07:20After finishing, I would run a lap along the beach before coming back to write.
07:23I filled every hour of my schedule to earn nights without insomnia.
07:29Professor, why do you never take off your mask?
07:33Because I'm not good looking.
07:35Who said that?
07:36I'll tear their mouths apart.
07:37There's no such thing as an unattractive girl.
07:39The girls spoke with genuine passion,
07:41and the others looked ready to fight on my behalf.
07:43I would laugh and steer the conversation to another topic.
07:46Then the students started talking about their own beastkin.
07:48Professor, what kind of beastkin do you have at home?
07:51I didn't know how to explain my complicated history with Nathan,
07:54so I just said,
07:55He passed away.
07:58I'm so sorry.
07:59After that, during the two big lectures each week,
08:01students would always bring me milk tea, cake, or chocolate.
08:04I couldn't finish it all,
08:05so I thought of the little wolf beastkin who scavenged around campus.
08:08Beastkin were striking,
08:09and wolf beastkin looked even more handsome.
08:11But this little wolf on campus had many deep and shallow scars across both sides of his face.
08:15He was careful not to startle the students,
08:17so he only came out after dark.
08:19When I came out of the lab that evening to find the little beastkin,
08:21it happened to start raining.
08:22A shadowy figure slipped out cautiously,
08:24his bushy wolf teeth flicking into view.
08:26Little wolf.
08:28Huh?
08:29The autumn rain was cold.
08:31Sorry, miss.
08:32I was just trying to get out of the rain.
08:34I didn't know anyone was here.
08:35The young wolf beastkin was completely soaked.
08:38You don't have to cover your face.
08:39Miss, I've seen you before.
08:41I have a dryer in my office.
08:43Come up and dry off.
08:44He hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
08:46Thank you, miss.
08:47Under the bright office lights,
08:48I saw he was very young,
08:50around 18 or 19,
08:52same age as my students.
08:53While he showered,
08:54I went next door and asked colleagues about him.
08:56His name's Lucas.
08:57I heard he used to be really handsome,
08:59so his old owner tried to sell him
09:01to the underground black market for that kind of dirty work.
09:03But he fought back hard,
09:04bit someone, and escaped.
09:06His face got messed up while he was running away.
09:08When the black market guys saw he was ruined,
09:10they beat him and tossed him into the sea.
09:13Luckily, some students pulled him out,
09:15and he's been living off scraps around campus ever since.
09:17Where's he staying?
09:18There's a shed on the hill behind the school.
09:20Emily, I heard your beastkin passed away.
09:22You're not actually thinking of adopting him, right?
09:24He's so ugly.
09:25Who would want to adopt him?
09:26His words overlapped with the old mockery I used to hear.
09:29She looks so ordinary.
09:31How could anyone like her?
09:34But why?
09:35We also have hearts that want to love and be loved.
09:39Hayes, Lucas isn't ugly.
09:40He's just been hurt, and he's kind and adorable.
09:43I've seen him share the food he scavenged
09:45with the little beggars outside school.
09:46I've seen him donate money to the beastkin school.
09:49So please, don't talk about him like that anymore.
09:52When I came out of my colleague's office,
09:54I saw Lucas standing in the hallway.
09:56His hair and tail were still wet.
09:58His eyes glistened with unshed tears.
10:01I awkwardly changed the subject.
10:04If it's hard for you to do it yourself,
10:06can I help dry you?
10:07I took the towel and dried his hair and tail,
10:10then used the hairdryer.
10:11It was my first time drying a beastkin's tail,
10:13so I kept making clumsy mistakes and apologizing.
10:16It's okay. Thank you so much, miss.
10:18After I finished, I offered him the cake and milk tea.
10:20He didn't take them.
10:22After hesitating for a long time,
10:24he spoke again, voice low but steady.
10:27Miss, I don't eat much.
10:29Could you adopt me?
10:30I know I'm not good-looking,
10:31but I can cook, wash dishes, clean the house.
10:34I can also give massages and take care of flowers.
10:37But I'm not good-looking either.
10:39Would you still choose me?
10:41You're very cute, miss.
10:43I want to go with you.
10:44My eyes stung.
10:46I blinked back the tears,
10:47took Lucas's hand, and left the lab building.
10:49The rain had stopped.
10:51I finally had a home,
10:52and someone just like me.
10:55I adopted Lucas.
10:56Lucas did everything he promised,
10:58and he did it extremely well.
10:59He kept the house spotlessly clean,
11:01planted flowers in the yard,
11:02and delivered meals to my lab.
11:06Today's workload nearly killed me.
11:10Suddenly, I feel like my own beastin'
11:12only knows how to act cute and whine.
11:14Actually, Hayes should be content.
11:16Nathan didn't cook either,
11:17and he never acted cute or whined.
11:19Or maybe he just didn't do those things in front of me.
11:21That night, I had another nightmare.
11:23It was a memory buried deep in my mind.
11:25I dreamed of the year I was 17.
11:27Sophia brought Ethan,
11:28and I brought Nathan to the amusement park.
11:30Halfway through,
11:31terrorists attacked the park.
11:34Explosions rang out from all directions.
11:35Ethan protected Sophia,
11:37while I pulled Nathan and ran.
11:38We were at the easternmost part of the park,
11:40but flying shrapnel still caught everyone.
11:41We were only a few steps from the exit,
11:43when the exit was suddenly blown to pieces.
11:47I was running at the front,
11:49and didn't notice that during that explosion,
11:51both Ethan and Nathan had thrown themselves towards Sophia.
11:54But in the dream,
11:55I saw everything clearly.
11:57I lay alone in the rubble,
11:58and no one cared.
11:59Ethan and Nathan were both relieved
12:00that they had protected Sophia well.
12:03Afterward,
12:03I was unconscious in bed for many days.
12:05My parents and Nathan
12:06were all comforting the crying Sophia.
12:08A voice mocked me from everywhere.
12:10Emily, look.
12:11No one in this world loves you.
12:12It echoed from every corner,
12:14surrounding and trapping me.
12:16No, that's not true.
12:17In a daze,
12:18someone grabbed my hand and pulled me out.
12:20Miss, that's not true.
12:22Everyone deserves to be loved.
12:23I woke from the nightmare.
12:25The first thing I saw
12:26was Lucas sitting anxiously by the bed,
12:28wiping the sweat from my forehead.
12:29When he saw me awake,
12:30he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
12:33Lucas, can you hug me?
12:35Lucas climbed onto the bed
12:36and pulled me into his arms.
12:38Like a child,
12:39I poured out all my feelings.
12:40Lucas patted my back
12:41and comforted me softly.
12:42I didn't have to worry
12:43he would say what my father used to.
12:45Get lost.
12:45Stop bothering me.
12:46I didn't have to worry
12:47he would brush me off casually
12:48like my mother
12:49and then go play Mahjong with the money.
12:51And I didn't have to worry
12:52he would look at me
12:53with Nathan's indifference.
12:55Lucas,
12:56I want to hear a song.
12:58Lucas sang gently,
12:59his voice low and clear,
13:00like a young wolf under the moonlight.
13:02When I was little
13:02and noisy and willful,
13:04my grandma would always sing
13:05to soothe me.
13:07Under Lucas's care,
13:08I got better day by day.
13:10Today's sunlight
13:10was especially bright.
13:11Lucas and I were watering
13:12the lawn in the yard.
13:13We ended up messing around
13:14and turning it into
13:15a playful fight.
13:17Emily.
13:24It's fine.
13:25I know him.
13:26You go continue watering
13:27the lawn first.
13:28I'll talk to him alone
13:29for a bit.
13:38Long time no see, Nathan.
13:41Who is that wolf?
13:43My newly adopted beastin.
13:45What about me?
13:46We already terminated
13:48the adoption.
13:49You're abandoning me.
13:51For that ugly mutt?
13:57Don't use that word
13:58for Lucan.
14:01Emily.
14:02You said you would
14:04never abandon me.
14:05But what you always wanted
14:06was Sophia, right?
14:09I was just fulfilling
14:10your wish.
14:12So you heard it that day?
14:14Yes.
14:15So what?
14:19I'm sorry.
14:20Nathan seemed to want
14:21to say more,
14:21but I didn't want
14:22to listen anymore.
14:23I got up and left.
14:24I wandered aimlessly
14:25along the shore.
14:26My phone rang.
14:27It was a message
14:28from my best friend,
14:29Grace.
14:29It turned out
14:30everything Nathan did
14:31had traces.
14:32He came back
14:33because he couldn't
14:33have Sophia.
14:34Now that she's married,
14:35I'm his second choice.
14:36At the same time,
14:37he couldn't bear
14:38to lose my care.
14:39How ridiculous.
14:40I walked along the shore
14:41for a very long time.
14:43When I returned
14:43to the small courtyard,
14:44Lucas had already
14:45finished watering the lawn
14:46and made many
14:47of my favorite dishes.
14:49Lucas paced
14:50back and forth
14:51in the yard,
14:51his wolf ears
14:52slightly lowered.
14:59Miss,
15:00you're back.
15:02Yeah.
15:05I thought you didn't
15:06want me anymore.
15:09I don't.
15:11Don't overthink it.
15:13But that Beaston's eyes,
15:14when he looked at you,
15:16made me really uneasy.
15:18And he's really handsome.
15:24How about I give you
15:25a gift?
15:25Let me touch your ears
15:27and I'll tell you.
15:35Lucas,
15:36your face can be fixed.
15:40I've saved enough money.
15:41Miss,
15:42are you planning to heal me
15:44and then leave
15:45with that Beaston?
15:47Lucas,
15:49when are you going to fix
15:50that bad habit
15:51of overthinking?
15:51I actually understood.
15:54Lucas' unease
15:54came from deep-seated
15:55insecurity.
15:56That bone-deep feeling
15:57of not being worthy
15:58wouldn't disappear overnight,
16:00so I would give him
16:01complete security.
16:05Why do you Beastoran
16:07all like licking people?
16:08Miss,
16:10did he lick you
16:11like that before?
16:15It's okay.
16:17As long as I'm the one
16:19by your side now.
16:21He never let me touch him.
16:23He likes my sister,
16:25got it?
16:28That night,
16:29Lucas knocked on my bedroom door
16:31holding a pillow.
16:32Miss,
16:34can I sleep with you?
16:36I didn't refuse.
16:37The wolf tail was warm
16:38and the wolf beastkin
16:39was warm too.
16:40Wrapped inside,
16:41I forgot the unwillingness
16:42and struggles
16:43of the first half of my life.
16:45I didn't attend
16:46Sophia's wedding.
16:47I just asked Grace
16:48to send a gift.
16:49Nathan's appearance
16:49felt like nothing more
16:51than an illusion.
16:52Thankfully,
16:52Lucas' surgery
16:53was very successful.
16:54Looking at his face,
16:55I finally understood
16:56why his previous owner
16:57wanted to sell him
16:58into that kind of industry.
16:59He really had
17:00the looks for it.
17:01A pair of striking,
17:02captivating eyes,
17:03a strong high nose bridge,
17:04and perfectly sculpted lips.
17:06The stunning beauty
17:07hidden by scars
17:07was now fully revealed.
17:09Yet he was so handsome
17:10that it made me feel like
17:11I was reaching above my station.
17:12Lucas noticed my slight unease.
17:15Miss,
17:15what's wrong?
17:17Am I not good looking enough?
17:19No.
17:21You look great.
17:23After Lucas was discharged,
17:24he still brought me meals every day.
17:26Hayes had already reached
17:26the point of chipping in for meals
17:28so Lucas could bring
17:29an extra portion.
17:30That day,
17:30some students were in the office
17:32asking to join my research group.
17:33The moment Lucas walked in,
17:35he was surrounded by a crowd.
17:36Lucas gave a small,
17:37quiet smile
17:38and left the room.
17:40Holy shit!
17:41Is this still the same Lucas?
17:43He's almost too good-lucking now.
17:45Professor Emily
17:46has such sharp taste.
17:49Exactly.
17:50Can anyone relate to Lucas
17:52being rescued
17:53and taken in
17:53at his lowest point?
17:54I'd swear loyalty
17:55to Professor Emily
17:56for life if it were me.
17:57Yeah.
17:57The adoption paperwork
17:58and surgery cost a lot.
18:00Wow!
18:00I'm shipping it so hard!
18:03I cleared my throat
18:04outside the door.
18:05The students quickly
18:06steered the topic
18:07back to the research project.
18:08When I got off work,
18:09Lucas was waiting
18:10downstairs with the car.
18:12He no longer
18:12kept his head down.
18:13He stood tall,
18:15silver-gray ears alert.
18:16When he saw me,
18:17a bright smile
18:18lit up his face.
18:19That smile made light
18:20and shadow dance
18:21across his handsome features,
18:22landing straight on my heart.
18:24And I became quieter
18:25and quieter.
18:27I never expected
18:28to run into Kevin again.
18:29He had opened a small company
18:30and was recruiting
18:31at the university's
18:32autumn job fair.
18:33Lucas happened to be
18:34walking me to work that day.
18:35Oh, isn't this my old classmate?
18:37Got a new beast in?
18:39What, did Nathan
18:40finally see you clearly
18:41and dump you?
18:42I didn't want to
18:43waste words on Kevin
18:44and tried to pull
18:45Lucas around him.
18:47Such a handsome little wolf.
18:49It must be hard
18:50being without 2P4, huh?
18:52Please don't make
18:52malicious assumptions
18:53about our relationship.
18:54I like her very much.
18:57What malicious assumptions?
18:58Even Emily's own mother
19:00doesn't like her.
19:01She said she's ugly
19:02and can't compare
19:03to Sophia in anything.
19:04Emily herself knows
19:06to hide that ugly face
19:07behind a mask.
19:08What could you possibly
19:09like about her?
19:10I think you're just
19:11after her money.
19:12More and more people gathered.
19:13I felt like I had been
19:14stripped naked
19:15and put on trial
19:16in front of everyone.
19:18But the next second,
19:19Lucas's fist slammed
19:20into Kevin's face,
19:21knocking him to the ground.
19:23I said I like her!
19:25Are you deaf?!
19:28Lucas's fists rained down
19:30on Kevin's face,
19:31just like the first time
19:32I fought back against
19:33appearance-based bullying
19:34many years ago.
19:37But my mother
19:38had scolded me then,
19:39so I questioned myself.
19:40Do unattractive people
19:41deserve to be mocked like this?
19:43I kept trying
19:44to make peace with myself,
19:45only to be dragged back
19:46into this trial of appearance
19:48again and again.
19:49Got a new beast in?
19:50Drowning and struggling
19:52in a sea of inferiority.
19:55What the hell are you saying,
19:56you bastard
19:57with no proper upbringing?
19:58You're pretty average yourself,
19:59yet here you are
19:59judging other people.
20:02Oh my god!
20:04Appearance shaming?
20:05This guy is disgusting.
20:07What the professor's looks
20:08have to do with him?
20:09He probably just jealous
20:10because she's too outstanding.
20:12This is clearly a guy
20:13who got triggered.
20:15I can speak up.
20:16I accidentally saw
20:17Professor Realface
20:18in the lab once.
20:19She has a cute
20:19girl-next-door look
20:21nothing like ugly.
20:24Me too!
20:25Professor Emily taught me.
20:26She's super nice
20:27and even buys snacks
20:28for students.
20:29Great personality,
20:30great figure,
20:31great vibe.
20:31This guy is
20:32straight up slandering.
20:33Sisters,
20:33this has nothing to do
20:34with the professor's
20:35actual appearance.
20:36Back to the point.
20:37Randomly commenting
20:38on someone's looks
20:39makes such an ass guy
20:40morally bankrupt.
20:41Stop talking.
20:42Someone drag him away.
20:44If Lucas beats
20:44this bastard to death,
20:45it'll be bad for Lucas.
20:48The boys finally reacted
20:50and rushed over,
20:52using the excuse
20:53of breaking up the fight
20:54to kick Kevin hard.
20:56No, we need to report
20:57this to the school leaders
20:58and get this trash
20:59kicked out.
21:00Years later,
21:02Kevin and I
21:02stood in the office again,
21:03but this time,
21:04I had a group of
21:05righteous students
21:06behind me
21:06and Lucas.
21:08The school leaders
21:09reviewed the surveillance footage.
21:10The vice principal
21:11stepped out for a smoke,
21:13came back,
21:14and punched Kevin
21:15once himself.
21:16How desperate are you?
21:17Letting any garbage in?
21:18Cancel his qualifications
21:19and ban all cooperation
21:20with him from any enterprise
21:21under our school.
21:22Get him out!
21:24On what grounds
21:24are you cancelling me?
21:26And hitting me?
21:27I'm going to sue you!
21:29On the grounds
21:30that I'm in charge
21:31of this job fair
21:31and I'm the vice principal
21:32of this university,
21:33plus our law department
21:34is ranked in the top
21:35three nationally,
21:36and our legal team
21:37has never lost a case.
21:40You're welcome to try.
21:44I wiped away my tears
21:46and came back to life
21:47surrounded by all this kindness.
21:50That night,
21:51Lucas and I
21:51sat on the beach.
21:52Waves kept rolling in,
21:54covering our ankles
21:54before retreating
21:55back to the sea.
21:56I looked up
21:56at the starry sky,
21:57then turned to look
21:58at Lucas beside me.
21:59He was looking at me too.
22:05Lucas pulled me
22:05into his arms
22:06and kissed me.
22:07When the soft sensation
22:08disappeared,
22:09Lucas still didn't let go.
22:10his eyes overflowed
22:11with deep affection.
22:14Miss,
22:15I'm so sorry
22:16I wasn't there
22:16to protect you
22:17from the beginning.
22:19Now is not too late.
22:21Happy birthday, miss.
22:28Where did you get
22:29so much money?
22:30You gave me plenty.
22:31This is what I earned
22:32by investing the extra.
22:34You really are
22:34a clever young wolf.
22:37I can earn money,
22:38cook,
22:39and take care of the house.
22:40So, miss,
22:41are you willing
22:42to give me a chance?
22:44I like you.
22:45Can you give me
22:46a chance to be with you?
22:48Huh?
22:49I thought we were
22:50all ready together,
22:51the day I agreed
22:52to sleep in the same bed.
22:54That night,
22:55the little wolf
22:55hugged me tightly,
22:56licking his beloved
22:57tirelessly.
22:58His tail behind him
22:59spun like a propeller.
23:00in the same bed.
23:00here.
23:01I like you
23:02I like you
23:03going for a ro timelines to be here.