Chapter 176

Curtis gently wiped away her tears. "Five years later, when I started feeling my legs again, I reached out to Noah. By then, he'd already figured out a lot, and was waiting for me to get in touch. He helped me find a doctor in Marvia. I told everyone I was going abroad for school, but I was actually getting treated in secret." "How long was the treatment?" she asked. "Not long. Just six months, and I was able to stand again." "And that's when you started DIA Group with Noah and the others?" Curtis smiled and pinched her cheek. "Yep. Being overseas, missing someone like crazy, I didn't care what anyone thought-I had to name it 'DIA.'" Delia's heart melted. She tucked her head into his chest, leaning into him with a soft sigh. "If only I could've helped you back then." He wouldn't have had to carry everything alone. She used to think her life was hard enough, but Curtis? He'd watched five of his closest family die in a single day. And on top of that-being hunted? No wonder he was full of