Albert turned around and saw a girl standing at the entrance of the alley. Her back was turned to the sunlight, outlining her figure in a soft, silver-white glow. She was like an angel without wings.
"Is that a child you're surrounding? Shame on you! Why don't you pick on someone your own size?" With one hand resting on her waist, she pointed at the brawny men towering over Albert. Her tone was calm but assertive.
One of the men said, "You better mind your own business, or we will beat you together with this kid."
Kristina cackled humorlessly. "Beat me? You guys must be out of your damn minds. It's obvious you don't know who I am. My name is Kristina Ye." She spoke arrogantly and slowly walked toward Albert and the bullies.
At that time, she was a twenty-year-old young woman with wavy hair that fell softly on her shoulders. She was wearing a yellow A-line skirt and a pink top with bubble sleeves. She looked lively and bubbly but elegant at the same time.
She had fair skin and a good figure. Her slender legs stood in a pair of white high-heeled shoes. She approached Albert and his bullies.
At that moment, Albert breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing Kristina in that dark alley was like a spark of hope in a pitch black abyss.
"Come to me, boy." Kristina waved at Albert with a sweet smile.
Albert was stunned and excited at the same time. He felt as if he was finally entering a warm,
k on her face, Kristina crawled out from under the table, climbed to her feet, and dusted herself off. She straightened her collar, wiped her face with the already wet tissue in her hand. "I'm fine."
Albert turned to look at her once again. It made him angry seeing her like this. He asked coldly, "Did you have a fight with someone?"
Kristina shook her head and answered, "No." She took a deep breath and continued, "My brother asked me to go on a blind date. I didn't want to. I'm only twenty-three years old. I don't understand why he itches so much to marry me off to some guy I don't even know. I'm positive that it's all Julie's idea, though. She wants me to be wed so that she can sink her claws in Noah's properties. I'm the only one standing in her way after all."
Thinking of Julie, Kristina got so angry that she tore up the tissue in her hand. "She really pisses me off! She even insinuates that no one wants to marry me! The nerve of that woman!"
A smile slowly spread across Albert's face. Kristina looked so cute when she was angry.
He turned his head toward Kristina's window and watched the sunset. He thought about that day when she saved him from those thugs in the alley. Albert did not know it then, but Kristina had planted a seed of love in his heart the moment she held his hand in hers.
Sometimes, falling in love at first sight was the deadliest thing.
"I want to marry you."
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