Declan found a woman crying with her face covered in the room when he rushed to the hospital overnight. He knew that the woman’s name was Reily Grant.Reily saw him at the same time and acted as if she had found her savior. “Mr. King!”“I’m aware of the situation. Where’s Kyran?”“Mr. Reed is at the police station.”“Has he lost his mind? He should be resting in bed!” Declan furrowed his eyebrows tightly and made a call while he headed to the police station.The call was not picked up all along. Declan arrived at the police station’s entrance to find Kyran standing inside by himself, holding his phone and wearing a hospital gown. He did not have a jacket on but a police officer’s coat. All of the police officers were rather respectful to him. In fact, one of them had even served him a cup of hot water. “Sir, have this…”Declan walked over swiftly and grabbed the man’s arm. “What are you doing, Kyran!? Didn’t I tell you that I’ve already sent someone to look into this? You sho

Kyran’s eyes lit up. He hastily approached the police officer and moved so strongly that his abdomen twitched in pain. He let out a few coughs and asked with bloodshot eyes, “Where is she?”The police officer pointed at the lower right corner of the computer screen. “The woman that is taken away here, is that Miss McKinnon?”The front of the woman’s face could not be seen where the police officer was pointing, but her outfit coincided with what Deirdre had been wearing.Kyran clenched his fists tightly and said, “That’s right!”“We’re investigating in the right direction, then. If we can extract the main roads' surveillance footage and track the black sedan's whereabouts, we can find out where they have taken Miss McKinnon.” The police officer dialed the phone to retrieve more surveillance footage. A location was found at last. It was on a mountain nearby to Rivstate Road. There was an abandoned backyard, and the road to the mountain was steep, so it would be easy to cover up

If Deirdre were to fall, she would be drowned to death even if she survived the fall. Deirdre felt a shiver down her spine. She stretched out her hand to grab the vegetation roots next to her and found that they were very sturdy. She took a deep breath and prepared physically and mentally before grabbing the vegetation and moving to the right on the slope, which was almost 90 degrees. A few wounds opened up on her hands from the friction, and there were countless scratches on her body as well. She felt the burning, piercing pain in her palms, but she did not have the courage to slow down at all. She loosened her grip only when she finally arrived at a not-so-steep path. Her palms were covered in blood. Deirdre wanted to cry from the pain but endured it with her teeth clenched and continued to walk down the path. She was afraid that the man would come after her. She had already lost the strength to run, even though she could see the place a little clearer now.She lost coun

Deirdre spoke softly as if she was sad. The woman pitied her even more. She kept her head lowered while she bandaged Deirdre’s hands and then said, “You can stay at my place for a while then. My son and daughter are working elsewhere anyhow, and I don’t have anyone to keep me company. You’re not going to eat much anyway, so we’ll just set the table for one more person. We’ll talk again when you remember who you can call.”“Thank you.” Deirdre was grateful. The woman waved her hand dismissively and said, “It’s fine”. Then, she prepared the room next to her and put up some warm sheets for Deirdre. “It’s cold under the mountain. Just make do with the current bed, and when the sun is out tomorrow, I’ll hang the blankets in the closet in the sun so I can add another layer of blanket for you.”“Sure.”The woman left after reminding Deirdre.Deirdre could not sleep. She heard Kyran’s voice as soon as she shut her eyes. She heard his promises, confession of love, and tender words for

The woman could not help feeling surprised after seeing how skillful Deirdre’s movements were. “You’re skilled in this as well?”“I can do many things, and people would compliment my cooking.” Deirdre smiled, but her smile faded after a short while.Afterward, she cooked for one person solely. She would try all sorts of ways to please the person and would constantly perfect her skills for him.Then, she lost her sight and stopped cooking in the kitchen.“Is that so?” The woman chuckled and said, “I found myself something precious, haven’t I? Cook something from scratch so I can have a taste when you’re well.”“Sure.”-“How long has he been standing there?”Declan stood at the door with his gaze fixed upon the inside of the room. Kyran stood near the window, his face so pale he looked unreal. Reily said softly, “He has been standing there since he got back and hasn’t slept for a night.”She could not stand it anymore, yet she was worried that Kyran might attempt to leave the

The man’s mannerism was casual and carefree when the police inquired about the scene of the incident, but he became unprecedentedly angry when Deirdre was brought up. “That b*tch! She screwed me over! I almost died in that yard!”“Watch your words!” The detective knocked on the table and asked, “What do you mean by you almost died in the yard?”The man pointed at his head. “Can you see this? This serious wound is all her! She hit me with a brick, and I almost lost consciousness. I wouldn’t have made it to the next day if not for my good physique.”“Where is Deirdre?”“She got away!” The man was furious and sneered. “However, I saw with my own eyes when she ran and fell off a cliff. I didn’t even manage to reach out and grab her at the time. I suppose you can say that she deserves it for running despite being blind. If only she were to behave herself…”The man suddenly stopped speaking and smiled.The detective furrowed his eyebrows. “Behave herself and what? We found the ropes th

“Deirdre, I’m going foraging in the mountain. Go harvest some vegetables from the backyard so we can eat when I’m back.”“Sure.”Deirdre nodded. She held the door frame and shut her eyes comfortably in the bright sunlight. It had already been three days since she lived strictly following a routine. The wounds on her hands had yet to heal for the time being, but the scratches on her body were starting to fade. She believed that the piercing pain radiating from her palms occasionally would reduce not long after. It felt as if life had returned to the way before she met Kyran.She carried the basket and walked on the path step by step. The vision before her eyes would turn dark frequently, so she could not see the path clearly. Hence, she was always very careful on her journey.She harvested vegetables when she arrived in the backyard. Before she could carry the basket, a pair of huge hands were extended to her.“I’ll do it.”Deirdre raised her head and saw a man with a dark c

“Alright, thank you very much.”Hoyt wanted to say something but stopped himself. He wanted to say, “Don’t mention it”, but he did not manage to utter the words and ran home instead.He muttered as soon as he arrived at his house’s entrance, “Mother, where is our bicycle?”“What’s going on?”Madame Leigh walked out of the kitchen, wiping her hands on her apron. “Where are you going with the bicycle when it’s almost night?”Hoyt said, “Don’t mind that. I have something to do at the market. Where’s the bicycle?”“It’s in the house. It’s going to rain heavily tonight, so I keep it indoors to prevent it from rusting.”Hoyt nodded and went for the bicycle.Madame Leigh said before he left, “Come home soon! Get your father at the village entrance too, while you’re there so he can come home for dinner earlier!”“Okay!”He rode the bicycle to the market in a rush. He crossed the village entrance and found his father standing at the front with two luxurious cars parked next to him.

“Oh right, I found a tube of ointment on the table. Who gave it to you?”Deirdre added firewood to the burner and said, “Mr. Leigh.”“Hoyt?”“Hmm.”Mrs. Cox’s expression turned into a meaningful look at once. “I know that he doesn’t have this in this house. Tell me he didn’t just get acquainted with you yesterday and went to buy it from the market today?”Deirdre nodded, hesitated for a moment, and asked, “Why?”“We don’t have cars in the village, so one will need to ride a bicycle to get to the market. On the other hand, it takes about four hours in total to get to the market by bicycle and back. There’s nothing important happening in the market today anyway. What do you think?”Deirdre was stunned. Mrs. Cox beamed widely. “Hoyt has fallen for you.”It was rather preposterous to Deirdre, and she said, “How can that be possible? He’s just a nice man.”“No matter how kind a person is, there’s always an ulterior motive. I wouldn’t go to the market to buy medicine for someone I

Deirdre stuffed the coat into Hoyt’s hands and said calmly, “This is a gift from someone to me. However, I’m not planning on wearing it anymore because out of sight, out of mind. It would be great if you could handle it for me too. If you really think that it’s too much, you can take 70% of the sales profit and give the remaining 30% to Mrs. Cox.”Hoyt still wanted to decline, but Deirdre said, “Just think of it as a favor to me. Will that be alright?”Hoyt could not bring himself to decline again. He folded the coat and said softly, “However, I don’t want it. I’ll help you to sell it. You’re a girl and need some money. You can use it to buy stuff for yourself.”Deirdre smiled but did not comment further. She would figure out a way to get the money to Hoyt by then.Hoyt felt his heart racing as soon as he saw her smile. He lowered his head further instantly because he had never seen a woman with such a beautiful, gentle smile. The wounds on her face that were almost scabbing over