*Mia*I couldn't stand Krell and his smug words and I didn't like him looking down on me. I wanted to prove myself to him.My hand could still feel the sting of Krell's cheek. I realized it was useless to argue with Krell again and fled the office.I said inwardly, 'Resign! I have to resign! This place is not for me. I have to leave.'Although this might be very difficult, I had to leave Krell and this job. I respected myself and had to take this step so that I could live on my own terms.I didn't go to the office the next day. Instead, I asked Sofia to submit my resignation to Personnel.First of all, I had to rent a house, but I was so poor that even the house I was living in now was provided by Simon. It seemed absolutely impossible for me to find a space to rent so that I could open a clinic.Suddenly, an idea came to my mind.My fingers traced the crescent-shaped moon goddess necklace that I had treasured at the bottom of the box. It was the last thing my mother had left me. This

*Mia*I had to wait until I was feeling less afraid before I could slowly approach the gray wolf. It suddenly moved, looked up at me, and put one foot on mine. Among shifters, this was a universal move to show friendliness.I gently held the wolf's claw and a familiar scent floated over me. It was a medicinal herb called dipterocarpus from the distant east. According to Willard, it could clear a fever, detoxify poison, and refresh the mind. He often brewed this tea to drink. Therefore, over time, he started to smell of dipterocarpus."Willard! Are you Willard?" I asked.The gray wolf nodded weakly.Simon said, "Let's get him to bed."I thought about it. With his serious injuries, he couldn't move too much at the moment, or he would bleed more. There was only one way to stop the bleeding.At this moment, Simon's phone rang. After answering the call, he looked a little hesitant."Simon, do you need something?" I heard a stern voice on the other end of the phone. I figured it should be hi

I was still feeling a little nervous around him. Simon had been acting so strange recently. I couldn't help picking up his nervous energy every time I saw him.When he insisted that we needed to talk, the clinic was about to close. I told Willard to take it from there and then put on my coat, and left with Simon. I kept sensing a growing distance between us.He said that he wanted to talk to me. It just so happened that I wanted to make things clear to him as well.It was a little cold, and I was only wearing a thin trench coat. As a gust of wind blew over, a yellow leaf fell on me. I was so cold that I shivered. Immediately after, a warm coat was draped over me, and I saw Simon smiling at me.This was the Simon I knew. His warmth always came unexpectedly and made me feel warm from the bottom of my heart."Mia, come on, let's go eat first," he insisted. "You don't know how annoyed I get going to so many meetings.. At this moment, his eyebrows relaxed into a somewhat playful shape.My m

*Mia*Locas was getting on my nerves and I decided that he was the person I hated the most right now.He looked at me with that condescending look like I was an idiot."I don't think you need to participate in that exchange meeting. It's just a meeting set up by swindlers. It's worthless other than swindling money from some ignorant people." Locas's hands were in his pockets as if he was some important figure, but his words cut like a knife.What did he mean? Was he implying that I was an idiot? Look at how sarcastic he sounded! Who would have thought that such words would come from the elegant Locas?"You... How could you slander me like this? I've learned a lot about antiques these past few days. I even went to classes when I was free. Willard accompanied me to these classes." If I was wrong, Willard would have stopped me."Willard, tell him, didn't you go to the classes with me? You even accompanied me to the meeting, right?" I could really use some backup.Willard smiled at me. "Ye

"What?" I was stunned. Before I could react, Locas' lips were on mine."What are you doing? Is this the interest I should pay you?" I reacted."Your lips don't taste bad. I've been brooding over something these days," he said as he leaned over me again, pushing me back and kissing me again.There was an unlocked door behind me. It creaked open, and I almost fell.He caught me as I fell, his lips never leaving mine as he led me into the room. While turning around, he kicked the door shut with his foot, pushed me against it, and kissed me hard on the lips.He was so strong. Although I had kissed him before, this kiss was almost suffocating. I really couldn't breathe.To regain my breath, I had to open my mouth wide. His tongue and even his lips entered my mouth. His kiss was so passionate, almost desperate, like a man in a desert craving for water.Under his possessive kiss, I was drained of all strength and could only let him lead me...He made the world spin around me with just his kis