“Now that you have such strong mental power, you should be able to protect yourself easily if you encounter any ordinary gangster. I can be assured right now.” Alex said in a sincere voice.

They stood on the deck, where a gentle breeze blew, and the soft sound of the lake’s running water could be heard.

Zendaya said nothing, merely peering silently into the dark waters of Willow Lake.

After a long time, she finally said in a quiet voice, “Even if I had a thousand abilities, what’s the use? I still can’t get rid of the shackles of fate, and I still can’t love anyone. Even if I stood above all living beings, I’d still have to endure the emptiness and loneliness. Do you understand how I feel now, ‘lex?”

Alex felt a little embarrassed and awkward, and he couldn’t answer.

Zendaya was well aware of it too, and she didn’t force him.

If he couldn’t hide from the world with her, he would have to bear the brunt of Michigan’s Stoermer family and Missouri’s Coleman family. It was something