fra recognized the long fingers and the familiar watch on the wrist. She smiled softly and closed herphone
In the next few days, Alvin didn’t retum. He only sent the occasional message saying he was busy.
But through Maria’s blog, Ira was fully aware of his whereabouts.
He went to the beach to watch the sunrise, went to the amusement park to watch fireworks, and went camping in the countryside…
I knew Maria was posting those forherto see.
But instead of responding angrily like Maria had expected, Ira was fully focused on packing her things
In the years she had spent in Califomia, had accumulated a lot of things, and it would take days to sort through them.
She donated all her valuables, and after a charity organization came to take everything away, she was about to rest when Alvin’s call came through
She answered, but it wasn’t him on the line. It was his brother, Jockson.
“Ira, listen to me, Alvin’s gotten into a fight with someone, and now he’s about to race in a life–or–death challenge. You need to come to the club and tallchim
Upon hearing this, tra’s right eyelid twitched.
After hesitating for a long time, she grabbed her keys and hailed a cab to the club.
When she arrived, Jackson was alseady waiting by the door and ran over to lead the way, explaining the situation as they walked.
“A few days ago, Maria spotted a pair of earrings at an auction Alvin went to the bathroom, and someone else snatched them. Seeing how much she liked them, Alvin Insisted on buying them back from the person. That person is also into racing, and his family is well off, so he suggested a high–stakes bet. They
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decided to race, and whoever wins gets the earrings
it was just a regular race, I wouldn’t bother you, but they chose the Death Road. The route is extremely dangerous. You’re Alvin’s girlfriend, so please try to
By the time they arrived at the scene, it was already too late
A few of Alvin’s brother were watching the live footage on the big screen, their hearts in their throats.
“We’ve too late! They’re already on the road. If anything happens, how are we going to explain it to Alvin’s family?”
“Shut up with the bad lucktalk!TM
