"Roy, let her go." Irish bent down and picked a leaf, pinching it slightly, and it cracked immediately. "Cassie doesn't love you. Even if she loves you, your parents won't accept her. Although you have a decent job as a captain, you are still the eldest son of the Lake family, and your parents may have arranged your marriage already. Your future wife must be the daughter of a wealthy family. But Cassie is just an ordinary woman from a commoner. Do you think she could stay beside you?"
He sat there blankly and answered after a while, "Irish, I come here to ask for your favor. Hopefully, you consider me as your brother." He looked so sad and exhausted.
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The scene in Runestone Group was totally different.