Chapter 333
But she didn’t dare tell him what she knew. If she did, things like today would just keep happening again, and Austin would also end up in danger.
Seeing her stay silent, Austin continued, “Was the reason you saved me back then because you didn’t want to see me get sent to St. Gabriel Reform Academy?”
Emily still didn’t answer his question. She looked up at him and explained, “I know your influence runs even deeper than the Bennett family. However, St. Gabriel Reform Academy’s influence is more extensive than you might think. Don’t look into it anymore.”
Austin didn’t miss the flicker of fear in her eyes when she mentioned St. Gabriel Reform Academy. He knew that as long as St. Gabriel Reform Academy was still around, the wounds carved deep in Emily’s heart would never really fade.
He couldn’t help but squeeze her hand tighter. “No matter how powerful St. Gabriel Reform Academy is, you still made it out, didn’t you?”
“That’s because someone put their life on the line for me,” Emily said, her voice suddenly shaking with emotion. “You have no idea how ruthless they are in there. Anything evil you can’t even imagine is just business as usual in that place.
“Almost no one ever gets out as lucky as I did. That place has been around for decades. Once your name is on their list, you can’t escape. And I was the first one to get out. They’ll never let me go.”
Emily thought she’d mastered hiding her feelings, but seeing Brady today, it was like being yanked straight back into that place all over again.
Seeing her in such agony, Austin felt like someone had just wrenched his heart hard in their fist. He yanked her into his arms tightly.
“After you saved me, you kept me by your side because you were afraid someone from St. Gabriel Reform Academy might come after me and take me back, right?” Austin asked.
He didn’t know what kind of place St. Gabriel Reform Academy was, but he was sure they wouldn’t have let Emily go unless there was something about her that they were wary of.

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