"It's fine. Wait for me outside," Angeline comforted Kevin.
After Kevin left, the room door closed again.
Angeline turned around and looked at Ned, who was walking toward her. "I didn't expect you to behave like a gangster!"
"I've always been like this. It's just that I've never shown you this side of me." Ned stood in front of Angeline. He casually pulled over the ashtray on the round table and stubbed out the cigarette in his hand.
Angeline's eyes flickered. She looked at him.
Ned saw the change in her expression and explained, "That's right. I remember it all. For example, how you called me 'Dear' when we were alone. I also remember the ring that I gave you when we were at the beach, and I remember… that kiss amongst the roses near the wall at the back of the school."
Angeline clenched her fist. Her eyes reddened at once.
Ned had regained his memories, but her heart had grown even colder.
"Those memories are no longer important to you, right?" Angeline looked coldly at Ned. "Even if you remember, Ingrid is still the most important person to you right now. Even Tommy is more important to you than those past events. You love Ingrid… You love her more than anything, don't you?"
Ned was irritated by how cold Angeline was being.
"Yes!" Ned did not want to back down. "That's why I advise you to stop things here. You can put everyone who mistreated your sister in jail, including that minor! But… you can't do that to Tommy!"
"Don't you know that he's the main instigator?" Angeline raised her voice.
"So what? No one can lay a finger on someone I want to protect!" Ned stared at her without expression. "You should know that I always mean what I say."
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