Chapter 89


    Chapter 89 A Bond and a Wall


    “I can’t…”


    Feeling Rex’s resistance waning, Daron and Tyler silently let go.


    “I just can’t…”


    Rex covered his face and cried out. A few drops of tears flowed out from the gaps between his fingers.


    The others lowered their heads and did not speak. The only sound in therge room was his sobs,


    which he tried to suppress. Hearing that, the others felt so bad for him.


    “I know. I know you can’t. I understand what you are feeling…” Amelie could only silently hold Rex by


    the shoulder and patted him on the back.


    She thought, I have always been the one needing protection and hiding behind my


    brothers.


    Unexpectedly, I became the one supporting Rex today.


    After a while, Rex calmed down a little, but he still looked a little depressed.


    “It’s not like there’s no room for maneuver.” Amelie arranged his hospital gown for him, which was


    wrinkled because of the earlier struggle. “Behave and listen to the doctor. Take rest and actively


    cooperate with the doctor’s treatment for rehabilitation,


    and I’m sure you will be fine.”


    Yet in fact, Amelie was tentative as well.


    She thought, the doctor simply didn’t advise him to engage in high–pressure work again. The doctor did


    not say whether he would recover or how well he would recover.


    Even if he does return to work, will he have a rpse?


    All of these are unknown questions.


    But I’m willing to believe him. Rex has always been outstanding. How can he be so easily defeated by


    some surgery?


    “Really?”


    Rex reached out and looked at his palm. Because of long–term training, he had


    developed a thick cocoon on his joints.


    “Yes!”


    Amelie nodded hard. “If you don’t believe me, let’s pinky swear! If you don’t recover, I’ll


    be struck by lightning!”


    “No! Don’t say that.”


    Rex quickly covered her mouth. “I believe you. OK? I believe you.”


    Seeing that, the other three were finally relieved.


    Aaron coughed and gestured to Amelie with his eyes to the soup and side dishes on the


    table.


    “Stop being sneaky. I saw you.”


    Rex sighed, consciously picked up the bowl on the table, and finished the food.


    Seeing that Rex had finished eating, Aaron left since he had something to do.


    Then Tyler and Daron left in a hurry, leaving Amelie and Rex in the room.


    Rex stood at the window with his coat on and watched the peopleing and going below. No one


    knew what was going on in his mind.


    “In fact, you didn’t think it through, right?”


    Amelie looked at his lonely back.


    “No. How can I let go so easily?”


    Rex retracted his gaze and returned to the bed. He threw the heavy quilt over his body.


    After the operation this time, he always felt that he was a lot weaker, and even the breeze that had just


    blown sent a shiver down his spine.


    “Rex, tell me about that organization of yours, OK?”


    Amelie saw through him at once. She got up and closed the open window a little.


    In the past, when she had asked Rex to do so, he had always refused her on the grounds of


    confidentiality, but today, he nodded and agreed.


    “In fact, there is nothing mysterious. Every country has one of these organizations, answering to those


    at the top, scouring the world for intelligence, and dealing with tough people and issues.”


    “And what do you do mainly?”


    “I’ve been in the organization a rtively long time, and I’ve taken on pretty much everything. Do you


    remember all those bad people you see on TVmitting all sorts of crimes? It was I who quietly


    made them go away.


    Rex narrowed his eyes. Such memories should bring happiness to him.


    “We all need to find a partner in the organization, and the guy I was working with was from Oand as


    well. Because we keep our identities secret, we only know each other where we are registered.”


    His eyes were filled with sadness. “We hit it off. Unfortunately, he got injured on a mission, so he was


    transferred to a rtively easy team. And then we went from close


    friends to acquaintances.”


    Amelie nodded thoughtfully.


    She thought, the job is both a bond and a wall between him and his loved ones.


    His experiences can be either thrilling or mundane, and he has encountered countless people and


    things in organizations or on missions. However, because of the special nature of his work, he can’t


    share them with anyone. Instead, he can only keep them to himself silently and savor them while he is


    alone.


    “A rtively easy team? Then can you choose to be there as well? Maybe you can meet


    your friend again.”


    “I don’t think so. His wounds were only superficial, and he should be fine after a few months of


    recuperation. It was only because his wounds were too obvious for him to work as a spy anymore that


    he was transferred. But I have an internal injury.”


    Rexughed at himself and continued, “It is all my fault. I was always trying too hard


    and never thought about my limit.”


    “That’s not true. We are all very proud of you. That’s the spirit we ought to learn,” Amelieforted


    him, feeling sorry for him. Yet her words didn’t contribute a lot.


    “Forget it. I’m beaten. If I can’t go back, I might as well stay by your side and protect


    you.”


    Rex stopped looking gloomy. He stroked Amelie’s head with a smile and said, “I haven’t been with my


    family for so many years. I should reflect on myself.”


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    Amelie yed along and smiled. Yet she sensed the frustration behind his words clearly.


    Early the next morning, Starry Sea Entertainment’s employees all saw the two big dark circles under


    Amelie’s eyes.


    “Ms. Mullen! What happened? You didn’t rest well? You look horrible.”


    When Belen saw Amelie, she hurriedly went up to Amelie.


    “Really? I thought you couldn’t tell.” Amelie unnaturally touched the spot under her eyes with her


    forefinger.


    She had trouble sleepingst night, which seldom happened, and when she got up, she was shocked


    by her haggard appearance.


    After she thered her face with concealer, she looked even weirder. In desperation, she plunked


    down arge cup of ck coffee before going out.


    “Yes. Give me a call if you don’t get enough rest again, and I’ll put your work off for you. You could


    easily wear yourself out like that.”


    When being with Amelie, Belen wasn’t like an ordinary employee at all. Instead of having the fear and


    respect of an employee, she was like Amelie’s sister.


    “Alright. Noted.”


    Hearing Belen’s words, Amelie thought of Rex in a daze.


    “Belen, leave thewsuit to me. I’d like to ask you to take care of Rex for a few days.”