Colin quickly crouched down to pick the ball up, but someone was one step ahead of him.

The stranger picked it up and played with it.

"It's pretty." The stranger had a gentle voice.

Colin sized the stranger up.

The latter had beautiful eyes. Although he was wearing a custom black and white suit, the aura he gave off was different from Ethan's.

Ethan appeared intimidating, while the stranger appeared gentle.

The stranger's gaze alone was gentle enough to remind others of spring.

He was one of Ethan's best friends—Bryan Moore. He was known to be a herbal maniac.

They were standing close so Colin could smell the herbal smell from Bryan.

Colin smiled warmly. "It's handmade, so it's different from machine-made products. Thank you, sir."

Bryan handed the ball to Colin. "I guess this must be important to you. You went for this ball instead of the car keys first."

"It is. An important friend of mine gave it to me. I'll be off first, sir." Colin picked the car keys up and turned si