Liam went to the office from Grey mansion early that day and thought of checking on Gale and finding out how she was doing so he picked his phone and dialled her number.

He was very careful in his interaction with Gale because he did not want Lana to get the wrong impression or misinterpret his concern for her. He knew Lana trusted him but he was also aware what a trauma could cause to someone’s mind so he, as much as possible, tried to put himself in Lana’s shoes so he could be more sensitive and understand her well.

Meanwhile, Gale reported to the police what happened to her at Gilbert’s graveyard and filed an official police complaint. The policemen asked Craig to be careful of her security, who had introduced himself as Gale’s guardian.

They left the police station and boarded Craig’s car. Gale felt a little lost and forgot to tell Craig to drop her at her home. She came back to senses when they entered an exclusive residential place in the Capital City.

Gale, with a creased forehead, asked, “Where are we? This is not my place!”

“At my condo unit.” Craig simply answered.

“What?” Gale was shocked by his answer. How could he bring her to his house?

“Do you have a better place in mind? My place is the safest place to be for you right now and I’m sure they won’t be able to find you there or even dare to look for you here.” Craig answered.

Gale’s eyes widened hearing his reply, and she realised that he was right. It was true because the security in the residence where the building was situated was very tight. The entire residential complex was a high profile area and a luxurious one, only elites with a high status could afford a living there.

Gilbert wanted to buy a house for her here, but she denied as she wanted to reach a status that could match with him a bit. Gilbert loved her truly and understood her reasoning and hence let her live in a rented apartment and tried to help her in her studies and make her career as a fashion designer.

She suddenly thought how high Craig’s salary would be enough for him to afford such a luxury apartment. Probably he was exceptionally favoured by his boss as a personal assistant.

‘Is Noah that generous with his employees? Sounds a little unreal, though!’ she mused, but was startled with the sudden ringing of her mobile phone. Her heart leaped seeing Liam’s name on the caller ID. She suddenly hesitated in picking up the phone to answer.

“You should answer that,” she heard Craig comment.

Gale nodded and then answered the call.

“How are you Gale? Are you doing alright? If you need anything, I can assign Daryl to look after your case further.” Liam directly said.

“Uhmm, I’m good Liam. You have done more than enough for me. Let me handle everything from here on my own, and whenever I will feel trapped, I will definitely ask for your help myself. Thank you so much for everything.” Gale whispered.

How she wanted to tell Liam everything and ask him for help instead of anyone else, because of all the people she knew, he was the only man she could trust with closed eyes after Gilbert. But she did not want to bother him or cause any misunderstanding with Lana, especially now she knew that the two of them were already a married couple.

Craig only observed her expressions while he parked his car at the parking lot. The call had already ended, but Gale still looked absentmindedly at the screen of her mobile phone.

“You still like him, right?” he candidly asked because Noah said so. Noah noticed how Gale’s expressions were dazed and her eyes animated whenever Liam would be put on topic in their conversation.

Gale was caught off guard with that straightforward question.

Craig nodded and nonchalantly murmured, “I guess the boss is right. Anyway, we are here.”

Gale was still speechless as Craig went out of the car and opened the door on her side. He was right… Something inside of Gale was awakened the moment she saw Liam visiting her in the detention centre and offered to take her case as pro bono. But she knew she should not have that feeling because it won’t be right.

But she would not deny the fact that she indeed liked Liam, and there had always been a very strong feeling in her heart towards him.

She couldn’t fulfill her love with him in the past and even now that feeling could be called attraction but not as strong as love. He was like her knight in shining armor who reappeared when she needed someone the most in her most tragic time.

She followed Craig walking behind him, wondering if she should ask Liam for help instead or trust Noah and Craig?

Craig opened his door and said, “after you…”

Gale stayed at her spot, her forehead creased because of the contemplation going through inside her head.

“If you want, I can drive you to Liam’s place right now…” Craig offered. He could sense Gale’s hesitation, and he was not in the mood to convince her further to trust him. He still lacked sleep, and he was dead tired. Sleeping in his car crunched in that small seat for a few nights near her apartment was definitely not comfortable.

He was a part of the special task force in the military before, so guarding Gale was an easy job for him, but he was in hiatus mode for so long. He had been in the office most of his time and accompanying Noah with a comfortable set-up for quite long now…

Gale sighed. She suddenly cursed herself for being an introvert and not making any friends with anyone as soon as she set foot in country D. She finally raised her foot and stepped inside Craig’s unit.

“Feel at home. You can stay here as long as Noah decides what is best for you. I will inform him you’re here. He has a lot on his plate right now, so he will probably see you tomorrow as soon as he’s back in the country. You can cook if you’re hungry.

Hmm, do you want to change to comfortable clothing or something? I can lend you my spare unused shirt and shorts.” Craig explained as he showed Gale one f of his spare rooms where she could rest.

“I will just take a nap for an hour. If you need anything, just knock on the door next to you. Clothes are in the closet. They are clean and not yet used, so feel free to use it. Later I will accompany you to buy some clothes. I’m really sorry about this, but I really need to charge for a bit.” Craig added before winking at her, then went out of the room.

Gale sat on the side of the bed and absentmindedly stared at her mobile phone. She opened the message box to create one, but then erased it that instant.

There was no turning back now. Liam was not an option anymore, especially now that she could not trust herself not to fall for him again because ironically, his impact on her was still there. Craig asked her if she still liked Liam, and she could not answer him that instant to deny it.

She slumped down on the bed because she suddenly felt tired with her life and how everything was happening with her. She was not able to sleep properly the past few nights, thinking the same thing and wondering what decision she should take. She closed her eyes and drowsed to sleep with the hope that she made the right decision regarding Noah.