Chapter 1397

‘‘They don’t care what they have to do.As long as they get to make quick money, whether the job is
illegal or not doesn’t matter to them.They’re in it only for the money"

Hector was slightly startled.

To be honest, he was a little surprised.

‘She’s clearly heard a lot of things, but she’s not asking me about my relationship with them, and she
hasn’t changed her impression of me.Instead, she’s trying to persuade me so that I won’t be fooled"

"You..."

Hector glanced at the convenience store opposite the street.

"Do you want something to drink?"

She was astounded.

"Anything will do."

Hector walked into the convenience store and bought two cans of juice.

The two sat on the bench by the door of the store as the red neon signboard of the convenience store
covered everything around them in red.

Vehicles passed by one after another, and there were two or three tables of guests sitting in front of the
small barbecue stall.

One could almost smell the smell of the city coming from every corner.



Hector did not utter a single word, so Lucy felt rather awkward and did not know how to convey her
message.

Thus, she could only bite the bullet and ask, "Are you close with those men?"

However, she immediately regretted it after that.

‘He would be pissed if I were to ask such a dumb question"

Hector drank the juice slowly.

"Nah, it’s just that I used to be idiotic and ignorant."

"Then you can reject them directly."

He did not say anything.

Lucy thought of something all of a sudden.

"They wouldn’t have something on you, would they?"

"I don’t care about those anymore."

Hector squeezed the can in his hand.

"It’s nothing other than the things that I did with them."

He turned to look at her.

"You should’ve heard it too.I've been in prison."

Lucy did not expect he would admit it directly, so she did not know what to say.



But she remembered what Maisie had told her before this and felt it was excusable.

"No one’s perfect.Who hadn’t done anything wrong when they were young?"

Hector looked at her.

"Don’t you think a person with a criminal record is scary?"

"You didn’t murder someone or incinerate someone alive, right?"

She lowered her head and whispered, "Even after a murderer is released from prison, as long as they
repent and rehabilitate, they should be given a chance to live a normal life.It’s just that the public has a
deeper prejudice toward such people, so fear is inevitable because people know they have killed
someone before."

It had always been difficult for a criminal who had been imprisoned and released from prison to hold
their head high in front of others, but no one could point fingers at the public’s prejudice.

Although a criminal could reform, not every criminal could be reformed after being released.

Everyone was afraid of getting into trouble, and fearing death was a normal emotion too.

Avoiding a criminal had always been a norm for everyone.

After saying so, she looked at Hector solemnly.

"However, I seriously think you’re different from them."

Hector paused, looked away, and chuckled.

"I thought you'd be particularly afraid of me."



"What’s so scary about you? By the way, I haven’t thanked you properly for taking me to the hospital."

Lucy stood up and smiled at him.

"It’s only nine o’clock.Since the night’s still young, how about we go out for a late-night snack?"

Hector did not reject her but agreed to her suggestion.

Maisie sent the children to school in the morning before rushing to the company.She parked the car in
the parking lot and heard someone honking at her as soon as she got out of the car.

Maisie turned her head, and Elaine lowered the car window.

"Mrs.Goldmnan, you should know Hector, shouldn’t you?"

Maisie frowned and walked up to the driver’s door.

"What's the matter with him?"

Elaine leaned out of the window.

"He was with Lucy last night, and they didn’t come back for the whole night.Did your former employee
kidnap my sister?"

Maisie pondered for a moment but did not utter another word.

"Don’t get me wrong.I’m just curious.After all, their relationship is developing rather quickly.I know
what’s on Lucy’s mind, but the person that I’m worried about is Hector."


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