Chapter 7

"There must be some misunderstanding here. I never meant to hurt you, let alone harm your parents. I truly had no idea this would happen..." Harrington's voice was choked with tears.

He was the one who cheated, and he was the one responsible for my parents' deaths.

How could he be the one crying first?

"The life you saved back then has now been repaid with my parents' lives."

"Harrington, we owe each other nothing!"

With that, I hung up the phone and immediately blocked his number.

From that moment on, Harrington vanished completely from my life.

All personnel involved in China's classified research projects had signed ten-year contracts. Even if they wanted to quit midway, they couldn't leave and had to wait until the project was completed.

Afterward, my life returned to a state of calm. I threw myself entirely into my work, trying to numb myself with busyness.

Three days later, Melody cornered me at the entrance of the company.