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Read manhwa Lee Seob's love / / Lee Seop's Romance / Yiseob's Relationship10 consecutive years ranked 1st in job performance! The top employee following the fastest and youngest promotion path! My motivation for joining, Kang Minkyung, who gave me the experience of being in 2nd place for the first time, while I've always been 1st. She, who trampled on my pride, is now the secretary to Executive Director Tae Lee Seob, me. With her exceptional work handling skills, she even tries to take care of my tasks? Stop working and pay attention to me, Ms. Kang Minkyung! The epic office romance between Tae Lee Seob, who doesn't want to do anything, and Kang Minkyung, who must somehow succeed!"

Read manhwa I Won't Accept Your Regrets / "I can't promise you love, but I'll have no other woman but you."I thought it would be okay. Even if he didn't love me, I thought my love would make our marriage happy. But that naive wish was soon shattered.Because Lizzena, Raymond's first love, came back with a kid."Lize is trying to make her child be the First Prince," he told me."Let's get a divorce."I decided to abandon him.***"What?"Raymond's eyes shook violently as if he didn't understand my words. His agitation, seen for the first time, for some reason made me feel relieved.I opened my lips to him again with a soft smile: "I want to leave you. So Raymond, let's stop now. Divorce me."It was the end of a long unrequited love.

When the world was plunged into darkness martial artists gathered to form the Northern Heavenly Sect'. With the help of the Northern Heavenly Sect people began to enjoy peace again. However, as time passed the martial artists began to conspire against the Northern Heavenly Sect', and eventually caused the death of the Sect Leader, Jin Kwan-Ho, destroying the sect with it. As everyone left the sect, Jin Kwan-Ho's only son, Jin Mu-Won was left behind. Mu-Won has never learned martial arts, but he finds the Techniques secretly left behind by his father and begins to acquire the martial arts of the Northern Heavenly Sect.

A player who can fight creatures from the wonders of another world. The main protagonist, Ariake Subaru, was bullied and was chosen as a player of the "Rainbow" rank, which is neither gold, silver, nor copper. He acquired the skill to freely manipulate blood, and his life and position changed completely. As he continues to fight every day, he gradually earns the title as a "Savior" who will save the world. A modern battle fantasy from the up-and-coming production team, "Studio No.9"!

Beware of the Villainess! at I became the villainess of a novel! Do I hate it? No! I find it rather nice. A duke's daughter = a jobless rich person. How I can miss out on a chance like this?! This is the best chance to just enjoy life. I should throw out the main plot and just live life how I want to! Not long after waking up as the villainess, I witnessed my fianc, the novel's male lead, the crowned prince, cheating. I saw him embrace a lady other than I and he was smiling so bright. I was brought to tears Just kidding, I didn't cry! My tears are worth too much to be wasted on that garbage. Instead of tears, I yelled out, "Your highness, are you trash?" The main character with a personality of a refreshing soda! The girl-crush protagonist that will completely throw out the main story! Why? Because it's a waste for a girl to be surrounded by cheap cars. (cars = men)Beware the Villainess,Gare la vilaine!,Geu Angnyeoreul Josimhaseyo!,Cuidado con la mujer malvada!,Cuidado con la villana!, !,,,, !mangabuddy is a website dedicated to fans of anime, , , , video games, and cosplay. Where you may find all of your anime-related memes, recommendations, reviews, manga recommendations, character fanfiction, favorite quotations, and simply those ordinary anime things that you enjoy, particularly memes.You can Follow mangabuddy if you want to read the latest chapters of the . With a massive collection of hundreds of , all of which have been translated into good English, you'll find enough "reading" material to fill a library. With high-quality artwork, your library will be quickly filled with your .

Notorious for her extravagant spending, Wilhazelle Fossier drove her house to complete financial ruin.To pay her family's debt, she resolves to collect a bounty from the wealthy Duke Heillos by finding his missing nephew.Although her search is successful, until the skeptical duke can confirm the young boy's identity, Wilhazelle must spend one month living at the Heillos manor.But when one month turns into one year and a contract marriage, she starts to wonder if the money is worth it!

Read manhwa I Became the Contract Daughter of the soon-to-be-ruined Family / I thought I had regressed from this ragged life, but why has my time-limited life remained the same? I'm ruined is this how I should live my life? "This time, I'll get adopted by a normal family, and live in comfort for the rest of my life!" Step by step, I'm going to take revenge against the one behind my death, and I'll protect what's left of my small and precious life! However, did I put in too much effort? "Anisha, you're perfect." "I'm going to make this child a future professor." All I wanted was to survive "Well, somehow, you've passed. I'll have to adopt this brat." I ended up with a tycoon I didn't expect. One whose household will be massacred in a few years! How do I know that? Me too! I didn't want to! Know that!

Read manhwa A Flowery Path for the Devastated Male Lead / A Flowery Path to the Ruined Male Protagonist / I have been reincarnated into a ruined novel and that was also right before my favorite character became the villain! If things continue like this, it is certain that my favorite character will become the villain and die. I can't let my favorite character die, so i'll do my best to protect him. But how? By marrying him!!

My School Life Pretending To Be a Worthless Person manhwa, Mankind discovered the essence of the human soul, Edeya, and were achieving materialization.Society was built around Edeya, which was invulnerable to conventional weapons. Humanity started to place all their focus into the combat power of Edeya.Park Jinsong, the main character, possessed an F-rank soul and F-rank combat power. After the introduction of a poor military program to his high school and the Edeya rank system, Park Jinsong became one of the weak, and suffered under his peers' contempt for 10 yearsHowever, in reality, the Edeya he had awakened was actually the S-rank "Absolute Killing Intent".Park Jinsong was greatly disturbed by the fact that the essence of his soul revolved around the thought of killing others, and continued to live his life while thinking of himself as a worthless F-rank.Will Park Jinsong, with a soul for killing, be able to get his killing intent under control and prove that there are no ranks to one's soul?

"You must become the greater evil to fight against the real evil!" Cassian dies after being framed for the murder of a comrade. Just when he thought it was all over for him, his soul is transferred into a young boy... A popular, top-class Psyker who was everyone envy turns into a Villain overnight!

Yggdrasil, the World Tree of Norse Mythology, suddenly appeared on Earth. And with it came demonic creatures that ravaged entire cities.Although not all hope is lost, due to the System that a few special humans had gained.In this new world where only the strong survived, Min JaeHyun scrapes by regretting the wrong choices he'd made in the past when one day, he gains the only Mythic item in the world.How will this item help him? And can he change his wretched fate?

I possessed of the Empress in the novel of Rofan.Isn't that good thing?The problem is that the Empress is a supporting character who will be pushed off the throne by the cunning Emperor, then eventually dies of illness.Like the original empress, I couldn't die in the cold valley, waiting for my love to come.But I couldn't die. I've to be villain to get divorced.As if to destroy the national treasury, lavished the luxury, talked in front of others, and harassed my husband.By the way, the more I behave, the more obsessed he becomes.Are you a pervert?! mangabuddy is a website dedicated to fans of anime, , , , video games, and cosplay. Where you may find all of your anime-related memes, recommendations, reviews, manga recommendations, character fanfiction, favorite quotations, and simply those ordinary anime things that you enjoy, particularly memes.You can , online for free at mangabuddy. Chapters are updated hourly with high-quality graphics and a full English translation. Find free translations of your favorite , and . The latest updated content on mangabuddy is now available.

Read manhwa The Redemption of Earl Nottingham / Is my cursed husband's fate up to me?Madelyn's husband Ian was left broken after the war, and in turn, made her life a living he**. Fleeing her doomed marriage, she meets a tragic end. But when she opens her eyes, she finds herself at 17 again. The war has yet to start, and Madelyn can still change her fate. But what about Ian?

The Reason Why Raeliana Ended up at the Duke's Mansion manga summary: Poisoned to death by her own betrothed?! Eunha didn't wake up in a novel's story just to get killed off again as an unfortunate extra! To change her story she needs a cover 6 months pretending to be the fake fiance of the novel's male protagonist, Duke Noah Wynknight. But will this cold-hearted, angel-faced demon of a man really help her avoid another ill-fated ending?!Source to collect

The war is over. The one who cut the neck of the Norkans' leader, who antagonized the great empire for 37 years, was a young woman. Her name is Saharan Illoud, the leader of the 128th Knights' Division. She was summoned by the emperor and goes to the capital, where, for the first time in her life, she meets a man who catches her eye. Crown Prince Chaisha, who is handsome to the extent that there are sparkles around him. Saharan, who is beautiful and knowledgeable but arrogant and insensitive. The fresh and heart-warming story of their lives.

Forget About My Husband, I'd Rather Go Make Money at I became the wife of a man who already had a lover.So, I should do my best to help him remain faithful to her, right?But how did I end up destroying the bed with him on our first night together?***Aristine is a royal princess who's been confined all her life, as she is highly disfavored by the emperor.But the truth is, as the possessor of the [Royal Sight], she can see the past, present, and future.The emperor sends her off to die in a political marriage arranged with the prince of their enemy country, rumored to be a bloodthirsty savage, butHer soon-to-be husband, the so-called "savage," is far more normal than the rumors suggest."Still, he's taken, so he's off-limits for me. I'll just focus on making lots of money from now on!"Will Aristine be able to fulfill her dream of living a luxurious, wealthy life?Or will she be able to kill two birds with one stone and win over her husband as well?I'm Done With My Husband, I'll Go and Make Money , mangabuddy is a website dedicated to fans of anime, , , , video games, and cosplay. Where you may find all of your anime-related memes, recommendations, reviews, manga recommendations, character fanfiction, favorite quotations, and simply those ordinary anime things that you enjoy, particularly memes.You can , online for free at mangabuddy. Chapters are updated hourly with high-quality graphics and a full English translation. Find free translations of your favorite , and . The latest updated content on mangabuddy is now available.

[By the studio that brought you and !]I never thought I could become a hunter.I never thought I'd get the chance.But that wasn't the case. The Tower of Trials' has selected all suitable candidates from Earth. Please select your difficulty. The rewards you get will be directly proportional to your chosen difficulty. I was given a chance just now.A special one, at that.

Debut or Die manhwa, If I Fail to Debut I'll Get a Killer Disease , A 4th year student who was preparing for the Civil Service examination, suddenly he found himself in an unfamiliar body 3 years ago.As well as a status window displaying a threat in front of his eyes!

One day, a mysterious tower suddenly appeared in the city. The people decided to call it a dungeon, and while it was full of rugged terrain and dangerous monsters, it was also a land of opportunity, where countless treasures awaited. When Sejun, a young man living an ordinary life, is invited to the dungeon by chance, he is thrilled at the prospect of becoming rich, but he is stranded in a hidden area of the mysterious tower. All he has is a few seeds and his body. Now Sejun must farm, collect resources, and figure out his own survival strategy!

I Became the Mad Emperor manhwa, A long but slowly serialized novel, [The Great Human-Demon War],Bang GwangSuk binge read it over and over, infatuated by the majestic world building and story development.One day, a mysterious message was sent to him.[This story ends here.Please use your power to save my world from ruination.]Before he could get an answer to the questions in his mind, a new world was presented before his very eyesfrom the perspective of the Mad Emperor Exceltrion that would lead the world to ruins."That's right. I've become the mad emperor from the novel!"

Read manhwa Why Are You Obsessed With Your Fake Wife? / ?"You'd better not dream of being acknowledged as my wife. I would never have a successor with the daughter of Balazit." Hearing that, Nadia almost said, "I feel the same way." Thank you, Marquis. I hope you keep your words. *** "You said you had no intention of sharing the bed with me." "" "So for the sake of a successor, you have no choice but to bring in a concubine" Crack. Nadia's head turned at the sound of something cracking. Then, a crack is seen in a corner of the table where her husband was. I mean, why was that table breaking all of a sudden?

"25that's too old to become an idol." Do Seohan, who got eliminated from the successful idol survival audition program Stardust Project'. Giving up his dreams, he is trying to find his way working part-time jobs. When all of a sudden, he wakes up 8 years in the past after an accident. Right before the Stardust Project' started! As the youngest (but most experienced), can he make it to the final lineup this time?

ENEun-Woo quietly worked as a court lady and hoped to become a Jimil Sanggung, a servant exclusive to the royal family.After 15 years of court life, she finally receives the favor of the Crown Prince.After getting drunk, the Prince visited Eun-Woo just once.But he keeps thinking of her...This is a story about Lee Hyun, a lonely but outstanding Crown Prince, and Court Lady Eun-Woo, who wanted to live a simple life.

Read manhwa It's My First Time Being Loved / "A baby girl was born!"I started my 100th life again.Oh, my G**. I didn't want to be reborn anymore because I always had a terrible life. But this time the Duke is a little weird?"Can't you show us your smiling face?""I made a knight's order for my baby!"Why does my family love me so much? But there's a lot of kids trying to get close to my family. So I cleaned up the area."Did you think you could touch my daughter and survive?"My parents were angels only in front of me. They were relentless with the bad guys. I paid a lot of attention to the heir of the Grand Duke."Don't you like me?"Why is he so into me?"I think I'm going to die because you're so cute.""Do you think I'm going to let you go?"

Once upon a time there was a loser, but that one day he got the ability. Ask what? Well ... it's hard to explain, he knows how to instruct on "the right path" girls who strayed from it.You may also like:+ Refrain Love+ Skill of Lure+ Polyamory

Park Sooho returned to Earth after disappearing to another world for a thousand years. During that time, Earth had changed into a world of the survival of the fittest thanks to the appearance of monsters. Druid, the king of the animals, who had managed to survive for a thousand years is now off to conquer the world.Based on the homonymous novel by Jin Seol U.

[From the author of Kill The Hero:]Jung HyeonWoo had neither Talent', Money', or Luck'."Why can I see the hidden information in the game?"After an electrocution accident, I started being able to see stuff I couldn't before in the game.

Eunho, the strongest in the yokai realm!He gained the chance to become a human being after losing the woman he loved and killing countless yokai.After passing the gate of reincarnation by accumulating merit for a thousand years to abandon his immortal bodyHe became a human being, held a sword, and learned martial arts for the first time.But this is very easy?

Talented baby squirrel manhwa, Beatty, the frail squirrel was born into a family of lions. So, she had to live in abusive situations at her aunt's house.The second prince is her only friend and fiance. The moment she said she was leaving to achieve her dream"Ritter, you bastard!"She died from his fangs.When she opened her eyes again, she discovered that she had returned to the past. The time before getting involved with the second prince.What do you need most at times like these? That's right, speed. Immediately, she pulled herself out and jumped into her father's domain.Even though she's not welcome, but if she let this shocking secret out, she wouldn't be kicked out"Welcome miss!""My God! You've grown to this extent""Young lady is walking with cute little feet!"Huh, how is it possible to receive such a warm welcome? Ah, isn't that statue me? Baby Squirrel Is Good at Everything

Yuri, one of the school's most handsome guys, and Jaerim, one of the school's ugliest, collide!...or don't they...Can't understand what's going on between these two! It's Out of Control!! Original Webtoon Official English Translation

Read manhwa It Was Love at First Sight, Mr. Villain! / , !Duke Adler, referred to as the greatest man of the Asgard Empire, is as handsome as a sculpture. However, he is also a serial killer, playing the role of the villain in a novel. On top of that, Princess Charlotte, who was politically married to him, was fated to be murdered on their first night together. The predicament is that I am the princess fated to die at his hands on that night. "It's a political marriage, and it's not as if we want to see each other anyway, so let's just meet on our wedding day." It was evident that the villain was displeased with the idea of marrying me. Hence, I made a decision. "It was love at first sight. So, please go out with me!" With only six months left until the wedding, I resolved to carry out an undercover investigation by pretending to date him. People wouldn't believe my words, so I had no choice but to gather evidence myself. Even though she had planned to reveal the fact that he was a serial killer by hovering around him *** "You said you fell in love with me at first sight, so what were you doing here with another man?" A cold voice flowed into my ears. "W-What do you mean? I was just dancing to ensure there were no disruptions at the banquet" The nape of my neck heated up from the hot breath brushing against the outer edges of my ear. The contrast between his warm touches and the cool tone of his voice intoxicated me even more. "You called his name so affectionately, as he held you tightly in his arms." "Gasp." Unable to escape the strong scent that clouded my senses, I held my breath. My whole body tingled from the strange sensation spreading from my neck to the rest of my body. He tilted his head and said "If there's someone else's scent coming from you I'll have an urge to kill."

I Became a Renowned Family's Sword Prodigy manhwa, Baek Woojin is the youngest son of a renowned swordsman family who has neither talent in swordsmanship nor an impressive Aura. Although he was dishonored by his own family and killed, he reincarnates as the owner of a Magic Sword. His only goal is the destruction of his own family.

Read manhwa Bluebird Lady and The White Lion FamilyIn a 19-gold-waste novel, I possessed the character of villainess.Sophina, the bluebird and former wife of the white lion male lead, who was obsessed with him and was thrown away.A character who was stoned to death because of angry public sentiment?Let's get a divorce after grazing enough!'As a result of my efforts, I became friends with the male lead instead of obsessing with him.In the meantime, I became close to my mother in law and other family members of the male lead, and I gained recognition from helping in managing the estate, and my business also became a big hit!Everything was perfect.It's time for the male lead who went to war to bring the heroine, so all he has to do is divorce me now.But the problem was"I don't want to divorce."It was because he became so attached.Maybe I have arrhythmia? My heart kept beating fast or it seems I'm a bit excited?So I was thinking of seducing the male lead***"While I was away from the mansion for a while, I guessed you were thinking of running away from me."Ricardo's dangerous and low voice, unlike his beautiful childish voice from my memory, rang in my ears.It seems that the male lead, who has grown up as a se** adult, has a useless misunderstanding.And"Don't leave, and don't pretend that you don't know me if you happen to throw away your husband.""This brother-in-law would educate his ugly brother. Please just don't leave.""Okay, well thought out. Just live with me!"Even my in-laws misunderstood and kept clinging to me.Why does everyone keep misunderstanding?Excuse me. I wasn't thinking of getting divorced?

I was falsely accused of attempting to kill my younger sister, who was worshipped as a Saintess.There was not a single person who believed in me, nor was there a person who stood up for me.Not even my blood-related family.I was 14 years old, and it was winter.I, who was Edenbell's Fourth Princess, was miserably beheaded in front of the masses.After the end of my death, I awoke and what came was"My baby, my precious younger sister."With a delightful smile, he held my small fingers.That warm gesture, warmth, and touch.He sang me a lullaby as he held me gently and swayed.

Read manhwa Altruistic Warrior / Selfless Warrior / / Altruistic Hero / Selfless HeroA world where the game system is default. In that world where there were levels, inventories, skills, and dungeons, Aine's level was only 7. Growing up alone in a small village on the outskirts, she barely lived through beginner monster hunting and she thought she would continue to do so for the rest of her life . [Caught by a rare Torong curse] [Curse intensity: S Rank] Life has changed since being cursed. The pain that comes every night. Her priest said to her that she was having a hard time. If you have a relationship with someone with strong divine power or drink their blood The curse may be purified.' A person with mighty divine power. Like a warrior, for example.

I want an S-Rank skill too! I want it so badly, I could die for it![You have awakened an S-Rank skill.] [But it only works when you die.]HUH!? WHAT'S THE POINT OF GETTING ONE IF I DIE !?

Read manhwa I Became the Master of the Devil / "Give me the strongest Norma." She became a villain who blackened the male lead in a devastated novel.Having already regressed nth times, she decided.She would save the male lead trapped in the bas**ent and escape. Finally, his identity was revealed and a happy ending was just around the corner.What do you mean abuse? She fed and dressed him herself, so she only had to run away. "If you throw me away like this" Redian, who became the crown prince, held her hand tightly. "I'm going to chase you to he**, master." The male lead seemed to be too immersed.

Read manhwa Quiet in the Office! / Be Quiet and Don't Ever Smile in the Office / I Say Please Be Quiet and Take Off Your "Something" / [Mature Audiences Only] There's no such thing as work-life balance for poor Nayul, thanks to her evil boss, Sijin. Not only does he make her work overtime constantly, but she's also dumped by her boyfriend because of it. Fed up with Sijin's demonic ways, Nayul storms to his office to complain and finds him jerking off! Though the sight is initially grotesque, Nayul finds herself oddly turned on. Somehow, she ends up banging her boss on his desk, which leads to an irritating yet steamy colleagues-with-benefits relationship. But how long can Nayul keep this shameful secret from her prying ex and gossipy coworkers?

Yoo se-ah, 26 years old, has been an office worker for 3 years since graduating from college. She engages in sexual stimulation to break away from her repetitive daily routine when she gets some time away from work.It started with small things, like drinking alone or going to a club.I'm sure it did... but one day, two men approach her and offer her a 4P?!Notices:first smut manhwa presented to you by batoto scans~it's an adaptation from a novel of the same name!please give us a lot of support by commenting down below!

My Daughter is the Final Boss manhwa, My daughter destroyed the world.At the the end of the crossroad, I ended up dying helplessly. However, when I woke up, I saw my five-year-old daughter in front of me.Prevent Seol-Ah's Five Misfortunes. (0/5)I was given another chance. If I fail in raising her well, the world will be destroyed.

The stereotype that knights must use swords is broken by the brightest star of a duke's family. The hero that brought an end to the empire's civil war. The name of that person is Joshua Sanders. Despite his reputation of being called the empire's unrivaled spear, he was bleeding dark red blood. Not just anyone but by the hand of his own emperor, Kaiser "Kaiser! Don't think it will end like this!!" Moments before death, incurred by magic circle, the spear that spent its years together with him, Lugia', started to emit an enormous amount of energy This familiar place, it can't be the stable that I used to live in when I was young? My body became young?! Lugia, what the hell are you? Joshua returned to his younger self. His ultimate revenge starts here!

As a secretary, is there anything more tragic than having a crush on your boss? What's more, this boss is a big Alpha doctrine. What age does he still engage in sexism and refuse male Omega! Just when Yeon Woo thought that his bitter secret love was going to end in vain, he found out that the boss who looked down on him secretly took care of everything for him. After the heat cycle he not only show resistance, but also made his body really hot

What do you desire? Fortune? Glory? Power? Revenge? Or something that surpasses all others? What ever you desire, "that is here". Tower of God.

Read manhwa I Will Seduce the Northern Duke / "Pretend to be my lover and join the social circle." Selina, the top star that had the entire world's attention, was suddenly warped to Northern Duke's land during an accident while filming. Kalcion, the Northern Duke that saved her from the infernal beasts, offers Selina a chance to go back home in return for collecting information in various social circles by pretending to be his lover. Selina quickly accepts Kalcion's offer, but "Why in the world can't you do this!?" "Don't you think that the answer to that should be obvious to you, the actress, not to me, the duke?" There was a critical problem. The Northern Duke's acting skills are horrible! "Let's change the plan. I'll seduce you instead." And thus the contractual relationship between the two started. Will Kalcion's acting skill improve first, or will he start to have true feelings for Selina instead?

Luin Ardell.'Valedictorian of the Ignit Magic Academy.More promising than anyone else.More diligent than anyone else.More talented than any other magician. That's what my name signified.That's what it signified until my 10th birthday."You are a rare case of Magic Evocation Disorder.'"A damned curse that turned the Magic Genius' that entered the academy with the highest grades into a Magic Cripple'.But then, a miracle found me."If I can't evoke magic, I just need to punch them!"Oppressive Strength, Fearsome Fists, A Genius Magic Talent."I'll never lose to anyone ever again."

"Father, please give me a chance to end Mikael Alanquez."Right before she died, Reinhardt repeated the same words as she had wished.When she came to her senses, she was back at her father's funeral 15 years ago.It was the time when she was divorced by Crown Prince Mikael Alanquez, the reason why her father lost his life.As revenge, Reinhardt stabbed the Crown Prince's leg. And as a consequence, she was exiled.While she was on her rough journey, she encountered someone unexpectedShe picked up the poor, dirty child.In her previous life, he was a war hero, and the emperor's illegitimate son.He was also the mad dog that her ex-husband had tamed.

Read manhwa Please Lay Your Eyes on Jasmine / Jasmine had an accident with her one-sided love, Duke Aion. The straightforward man, who didn't bat an eye to her before, who is consistently ignorant of her, for some reason, was now catching feelings"Didn't you like me? Was that a lie?""Why would I lie about that?""I know. You're not that kind of person."She was at that phase where she decided her damned love, but instead it turned for the worse.A enchanting love story between a noble couple that is at each other's throats but in harmony during the night.

Read manhwa Absolute Threshold / []He only daughter of a rich and powerful household, Choi Jumi.She seems to have it all but she lives a lonely life unable to do anything according to her own will.And on an especially cold and long winter, she meets that man. A merciless, cruel and cold man. Jung Yoongyo, a big shot and heir to Woosung, South Korea's largest gang organization.As she waited for him on a blind date set by her father, she hoped he wouldn't show up."I think I've given you enough time to run away."If I had run away then and we hadn't met, would this have never happened?' But