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The thugs who had been about to target Wesley now shifted their attention to Arther.
Upon seeing their vides expressions, the trembled in fear, only managing to muster a shaky warming. “I’ve already called the police. You’d better leave, now!”
The thugs showed no fear at all Hall of them turned to continue tormenting Wesley, while the others ang a metal rod down at her.
Aether didn’t make it.
[Snack in the head by the metal rod, excessive blood loss, brain death, Mission falled. Time rewound 30 minutes, Reloading..
Back at the supermarket, Aether pushed to check out and bolted for the alley.
This time, she didn’t try to stop them. Instead, she pulled out her phone, searched for the sound of a police siren, and played it out loud.
The sound of the sirens was enough to send the thugs scattering in panic.
Wesley remained alone on the ground, covered in gunshot and stab wounds. His body was a mangled mess.
Aetherran toward him. “11’s okay. I’m calling an ambulance right now.”
Wesley snatched her phone away. “Why are you saving me? What’s your motive?”
“Why wouldn’t save you?”
“Think about it.” Wesley’s eyes were full of suspicion. “I haven’t been kind to you. In fact, I’d rather see you dead. And yet here you are, saving me
Do you think that makes sense
“What doesn’t make sense?” Aether was geminely confused, “Aren’t we classmates? Even if I didn’t know you, I’d still help someone being attacked.”
“I don‘ trid you.
“Well, then just use my phone to call an ambulance,” Aether said, sitting down beside him. “Once you’re in the ambulance, you can give it back to me, and I’ll leave
gamove. However, the thugs came back a moment later
wedry gripped her phone tightly, not making a 1
One of the leaders sneered. “You little bastard. You dare trick? Are you asking for death?”
Aether swallowed hard at his words. It seemed like she was about to peet again.
The thugs then aimed their guns at Wesley.
Aether immediately threw herself in front of him, taking the bullets meant for him. “I won’t listen to your consense next time. I should’ve just dragged you out of
here.”
She collapsed into Wesley’s ana, her body trembling from the agony.
Aetherthought to herself, “This hurts so much! Why hasn’t the reset happened yet?”
Wesley’s men arrived and quiddy took down the thugs, while Aether lost consciousness from the overwhelming pain.
(Wesley Grant’s favorability +15. Current favorability–10]
When Aether finally managed to open her eyes, she lied that someone was stripping other clothes.
She immediately tried to lie bat. “No! It’s just my back that’s Injured. Why do you need to take everything off?”
“How can get the bullets out I don’t?”
“Just leave the rest on.” Aether’s eyes were red from crying, terrified her identity might be exposed, “just expose my back!
“Why are you still being shy we’re both men here.”
Wesley’s words were sharp, but he didn’t push her. Instead, he carefully cut her clothes open and began using tweezers to remove the bullets from her back.
Tortunately, the wounds weren’t too deep, and be quickly started treats them
Aether’s Lace contorted in path. “It hurts! Can you be a little gentler?” –
Wesley’s face flushed after healing this. “What do you mean ‘hurts‘? What man complains this much over a bullet removal? Anyone else would think I’ve done something to you.”
“Couldn’t you let a female doctor do this? Your grip’s too rough, and you’re being in cle
“A female doctor” Wesley had finished removing the bullets and was now disinfecting her wounds and applying medication. “How are you still thinking about
in this st
Aether was left sprocess
Finally, as Wesley started wrapping bandages around her, his hands nearing her collarbone, Aether quickly grabbed his wrist to stop him. “I’ll do myself. You can leave.”
“You’re a man. Do you really think I’d try anything with you?
“But l’in gay!” Arther’s face was deadpan as she made up an absurd story. “I have to remain pure for the man 1 love if you touch me, you’ll have to take responsibility!”
Wesley Immediately pulled his hand back “Derain on. I’m still a virgin. You think I’d let some disgusting gay guy get the upper hand?”
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He then turned his back to her. “Call me when you’re done.”
“You had better not perk!”
“I’m not interested in men,”
Finally, Arther tamed away from him and carefully started wrapping the bandages. She gritted her teeth through the pain, rears streaming down her face as she
tied the knot.
The pain made her face flush red, and she couldn’t hold back the soha
Wesler muttered with his back turned, “What are you crying for? You’re a grown man.”
“It hurts so much!
But you still took the bullets for me.”
“You were already so badly injured. Aether sobbed. “You’d be dead it hadn’t blocked the bullers, right?”
**What’s it to you if I die?” Wesley’s voice softened toward the end. “What are you after?”
Wesley Grant’s favorability +5. Ciment favorability–105.]
“or course it matters to ine Arther answered sincerely. “You seem to care about Gloria, right? Since you’re herfleed, and I’m her friend too, that makes us friends. And trends help each other out.
“Who said that we‘ friends” Wesley snapped. “You’re from Class F. How could you be friends with me?”
“I’m just explaining why saved you,” Aether said while simuggling to get off the bed. Her chest ached with every step. “If you don’t want to be friends, then we don’t have to be,”
“Are you done wrapping it up?
Wesley turned to look at her. “Spit it out. What do you want in return? I don’t like owing people.”
“I don’t want anything.”
“You don’t want anything?” Wesley chuckled “Let me be clear, Lam no philanthropist.
“You don’t want anything now? Well, that’s how it’ll stay, and nothing will come trom me in the future, too. As far as I’m concerned, your saving me is wiped clean, and I won’t be grateful, so..”
Wesley’s voice dropped, a subtle threat hanging in the air “Either you ask me for money or for a chance to get into Class A
“It not, whatever you want will be off the table in five minutes, and you’ll have saved me for nothing.
However, Aether walked past him without saying a single word. She just wanted to go home, and Wesley probably couldn’t help her with that.
Besides, given her family’s wealth, monry wasn’t an issue for her. To her, money was just piper.
Wesley called out to her as she made her way toward the door, “Where are you going?”
“Backtoschool.”
“You’re just going back to school?”
Aether didn’t respond further
Wesley watched her leave, then followed her. When she exited the villa, he saw her start navigating her way to the subway station using her phone.
“Why is it so far away?” Aether’s face was scrunched up in frustration. She then looked back at Wesley. “wit too late for me to ask you for a favor?”
“He“Weday raised his head proudly knew that a shallow person like you couldn’t possibly save me without wanting something in retum!”
Aether was dumbfounded.
purred crows seemed to fly overhead as she sighed helplessly. “Can you take me to the subway station? It’s top das, and I’m terrible with directions. I’m worried I’ll get lost with the navigation”
“You want me to take you to the subway station?
