Chapter 136 A Pin Against An Awn

Myles immediately pulled Annie into his arms and held her protectively after hearing her cry out in pain. He frowned upon seeing the redness around her wrist. There was a look of irritation etched on Ethan’s face. He had brought a bouquet of flowers over to confess his feelings to Annie today. He had concealed his emotions for four years. Ethan remembered the first time he saw Annie. She was dressed in a pair of faded jeans and simple cloth shoes. Her long hair billowed around her. She was so thin that she looked like nothing but skin and bones. Nonetheless, a look of perseverance shone through her gaze. A flamboyantly dressed girl stood before her. She seemed to be around Annie’s age, but a sense of dominance lingered about her. The girl scolded her while pointing at her face. Annie did not utter a single word, but she kept her head raised up high and stared at her with an unrelenting gaze. However, after the girl left, she squatted down on the ground and broke out into a s