Mr. CEO, You're Just A Substitute

Before closing the door, Filip hesitated. He looked at the wind and rain outside, frowned, and turned back. Starry was weird tonight. Something must have been wrong.

The light on the second floor was still on, but the third floor was dark. Filip walked up and knocked on the door.

However, Starry did not respond.

He licked his thin lips and shouted again, "Starry?"

There was no response in the quiet corridor.

Filip reached out to the doorknob, twisted it slightly, and found the door was not locked. He frowned and walked in.

The light was so dim that he couldn't see anything.

Had Starry fallen asleep?

Filip subconsciously stepped back.

When he closed the door, he suddenly realized something. He hurriedly went in and turned on the light.

Starry wasn't in the room, she was standing on the balcony, and her hair was swaying in the wind.

Seeing that she was wearing only her pajamas, Filip hurried over and pulled her back.

"What are you doing?"

Thinking of how Starry stood in front of the railing just now, Filip felt inexplicably shocked. Starry was kind of at a loss. She looked up at Filip, and said slowly, "I can't sleep."

"So, you come here to stand in the cold wind?"

Crazy!

Filip let go of his hand. Her cold hand gave him a thrill.

Starry pursed her lips without speaking. The wind on the second floor was strong, Filip felt cold after standing with her for just a few seconds.

He looked at Starry, who was only in thin pajamas, and pulled her into the room. He couldn't mind whether she would be angry now.

Starry didn't resist. She looked at Filip's side face. When they walked into the room, she suddenly asked, "Have you ever killed anyone?" The question was sudden and frightening. Filip looked back at her, "What the hell is wrong with you?"

Starry didn't seem to hear him. She smiled, "I have."

She looked serious when she said so. She didn't seem to be joking.

Starry was never much of a joker.

Filip was shocked. "Sebastian?"

Starry's eyes turned red at once, "You know it too?"

She said it softly. But a drop of tears fell down her eyes immediately after she spoke.

She glanced desperately at Filip, covered her face with her hands, and crouched down to the ground, "I didn't mean it."

She didn't mean to smash his phone.

Filip had never seen a Starry like this tonight. She seemed to have taken off her mask, revealing the fragility that had been concealed by the mask. It broke his heart seeing her like this.

He took the coat on the side and put it on her. "I believe you didn't."

He didn't investigate Sebastian's accident. Austin's investigation only showed that Sebastian died in an accident.

And that disaster was also an accident.

Society was governed by laws. Starry wouldn't be here if she was a murderer.

Filip cared more about her mental state than if she had killed Sebastian.

In his arms, Starry remained silent. Only until Filip's coat was soaked did he realize that Starry was crying.

She was crying so quietly that if it weren't for the tears, he wouldn't even know she was crying.

Filip hesitated but finally hugged the person in his arms. Yet as a gentleman, he left some distance. Starry was suffering. She could imagine Sebastian's despair in the fire whenever she closed her eyes. If she hadn't broken his phone that day, he would have called for help. He wouldn't be burned alive. Jackie was right, she was the murderer. She killed Sebastian.

She couldn't forgive herself. She should go to hell.

In the quiet room, Filip could hear Starry's breathing.

The two had been sitting on the ground for nearly an hour, and his hand was getting numb.

Just as Filip was about to break the suppressed silence, Starry suddenly raised her head and looked at him. "I'm sorry to bother you with this."

She had just cried, her eyes were red, there were tear marks on her face, and some of her hair was

sticking to her cheeks. She looked sorry.

Filip looked at her, her throat slightly moving, "Do you want some water?"

She nodded and gently pushed him away, trying to get up from the ground, but after squatting for a long time, her legs were already numb. She lost her balance and fell down when she stood up. Filip caught her. "Careful. Your legs are numb."

His too.

After crying, Starry calmed down a lot. She felt better.

She looked at Filip, feeling a little embarrassed. He had seen her losing control just now.

She didn't pay much attention to her legs when she was sad. But now, after calming down, Starry slowly felt them.

She didn't dare to move, afraid that she would fall on Filip's body again.

The two rested for a moment. Filip recovered first. He got up with the help of the floor and then reached out to Starry. "Sit on the sofa."

Starry gave him her hand. "Thank you."

With Filip's help, she got up and walked over to the small sofa beside her, and sat down.

Filip glanced at her. "I'll get us some water."

With that, he walked out of the room.

Starry sneezed. She felt cold and went over to the bed, covering herself with her blanket. After a few seconds, she realized that she still had tears on her face. So, she got out of bed and went into the bathroom to wash her face.

When Filip came back in, Starry washed her face and sat back in the blanket.

He handed over the water. "Feeling better?"

Starry nodded and took a sip of water.

The water was warm. She subconsciously looked at Filip, "I've completely calmed down."

"Okay." Filip replied, "I don't know what happened, but the past is over. It's no use torturing yourself."

"Thank you."

She pursed her lips, "I'll try to move on."

Filip glanced at his watch. "It's three o'clock in the morning, go to sleep. I'm sleeping in your guest room tonight, call me if there is anything."

"Okay."

Filip looked at her again for a moment and turned to leave.