Chapter 57 CeeCee

“Can you help me, Tracy?”

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Ronald looked like a lost puppy caught in the rain–those sharp eyes filled with a helpless plea.

His honest tone and gaze hit Tracy right in the chest.

She didn’t get why Ronald, a total stranger, was iso /iopen with her, but somehow she sensed the hidden pain behind his calm words.

She’d been abandoned by the Jackmans, but at least they weren’t blood family.

Still, it hurt deep, and only after two brutal years at the Angelic Etiquette Academy had she finally let go.

Ronald, though, was left behind by his own blood.

Tracy looked away.

Those clear eyes seemed so innocent, like they belonged to a college kid who’d never faced a real storm.

She didn’t understand how Ronald’s family could treat him like that.

Just like she never understood how her own family of 18 years could be so cruel to her.

Tracy didn’t insist on taking him to a hospital. She scanned the area.

When people feel unsafe, they hide in corners. Right now, they were in a small alley, which was perfect for that.

She pushed herself up on her sore legs, ready to move, when suddenly, her wrist was grabbed.

Ronald’s hand shook a little. “Where are you going?”

He looked up at her, his bright, strong face made fragile by pale skin, showing a vulnerability that begged to be protected.

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Tracy pressed her lips tight. “I’m going to check around. We can’t just stay here forever.”

She pulled free and shoved the bag of medicine she’d been holding into Ronald’s outstretched hand.

Then she dragged a trash bin nearby to shield him from view and pulled out a big ck stic bag.

“Stay here. I’ll be right back.”

After saying that, she covered him with the stic bag and hurried off.

The trash bin stank so badly that the smell hit Ronald’s face hard, making it scrunch up, but he didn’t push the bag away.

He gripped the medicine bag tight andy still on the ground.

He’d promised to follow Tracy’s n, so he obeyed.

The night made everything around them feel eerily quiet and stretched the waiting longer than it should be–long enough for Ronald to feel abandoned by the whole world again.

That feeling was the worst thing he knew.

Sticky blood oozed from his nasty wounds, and his pale face looked even paler.

His head felt heavy and foggy, his eyelids drooping, while the dark around him felt like a beast ready to pounce and swallow him whole.

Tracy promised she’d be back isoon/i, but she’s inot /iback yet…

For the first time, Ronald felt death so close.

Maybe this is just how it’s meant to ibe /i

iNo /imatter how hard I fight, I’ll always be the one left behind, dying quietly in a filthy pile of trash.

No ione /iito /iibury /ime, ino /ione who cares…

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As his vision blurred, a figure suddenly appeared. She quickly pulled off the stic bag covering him and rushed over, worry clear on her face.

Her movements were so direct and sure, as if nothing could stop her from getting

to him.

For once, he wasn’t the one abandoned.

Ronald smiled suddenly, like he saw the first light of dawn shining on him.

“You’re back…”

There was a hint of pain in his voice, and Tracy froze.

They’d only just met a few hours ago, knew almost nothing about each other except names and ages, yet she had this wild thought for a moment.

It was as if, in his world, she was the only person he could count on.

But if the ifamily /iiI’ve /iilived /iiwith /iifor /ii18 /iiyears /iican /iiturn /iitheir /iibacks/i, ithen /iican /iianybody /iireally /idepend on ianyone/ii? /i

Shaking off the crazy thought, Tracy asked seriously, “How do you feel? Can you stand?”

Seeing all the blood on the ground earlier, she’d feared the person she barely managed to save had died.

Ronald smiled and said lightly, “Don’t worry. I’m young and strong. I won’t slow you down, CeeCee”

That name made Tracy pause,

Only two people had ever called her “CeeCee“-Liam and Erin.

Her eyes dropped, and she stayed quiet as she helped him out of the alley.

Ronald noticed her sudden mood change and, unsure if he’d said something wrong, wisely kept quiet.

His body was in bad shape, and if not for sheer willpower, he’d have copsed long

ago.

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Still, he tried ito /iwalk on his own, leaning on Tracy only when the pain got too bad.

It waste, and the old neighborhood was mostly empty. But with Ronald’s blood- soaked look, Tracy could only cover him with her jacket for some protection.

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Chapter 58 After We’re Done Pretending