2157年9月8日,下午四點,商業中心B區,咆哮飯店573Please respect copyright.PENANAQVwVZrL8xC
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搭電車遇到紅鶴,還被群眾趕下車,尼可拉斯滿肚子髒話,腳卻聽話地走向咆哮飯店,來到飯店大廳。573Please respect copyright.PENANA5XhVoeehLT
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派翠克.雷蒙──尼可拉斯聽過這名字。十大家族第八的雷蒙一家,壟斷時尚娛樂產業,家族成員不論男女老少,都在追求「美」,是專出俊男美女的家族;但全世界都知道,雷蒙一家的人一到成年,就會動刀,臉蛋和身材都是「做」出來的。573Please respect copyright.PENANAc5iMswH1XO
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但派翠克不是。573Please respect copyright.PENANA3iT6eFSMye
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尼可拉斯耳聞,派翠克有張極其美麗的容顏,沒有人能抗拒他的笑容,看過的各個魂不守捨、寤寐思之;因此,派翠克被保護得很好,大家都不知道雷蒙一家有這個小孩,名聲是最近幾年才被公開的。573Please respect copyright.PENANACpnDxXDNcz
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尼可拉斯向來對「顏值」無感。從醫學的角度,臉就是一堆肌肉和脂肪,真正讓他驚豔的只有紅鶴;然而,現在的尼可拉斯欣賞紅鶴的臉,只能看到恨意。573Please respect copyright.PENANA6XDKVqwyIL
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因此,對於派翠克.雷蒙,尼可拉斯不抱任何期望。紅鶴要殺派翠克,證明他可能是天賦擁有者,奇怪的是,不能被里奧和葛蕾絲發現。573Please respect copyright.PENANAbKJNq5hp9e
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既然「他能解答你所有疑問」,派翠克就是掌握真相的關鍵,尼可拉斯不能放過,見死不救也不是醫生的風格。573Please respect copyright.PENANAAlWs2ekxlK
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站在狹長的白色大廳,兩邊金色的雕花與紅色家具相互對稱。尼可拉斯思考:該用什麼理由去派翠克的805號房?他不想和王子殿下周遭的護衛打起來……大不了叫他們全部自殺,但尼可拉斯不想殺人,應該有更好的辦法。573Please respect copyright.PENANAxF23hIbCD5
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「嗯?」573Please respect copyright.PENANAyC3PDUadQ7
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眼角餘光瞄到一抹白色,大廳走來一名身穿醫師袍的人。尼可拉斯認得他,那是希波克拉底一脈有名的內科醫生──達米安.帕潘德里歐(Damian Papandreou)。達米安的論文寫得不錯、醫術也高,但他會挑病人,只幫十大家族看病,是尼可拉斯最看不起的那種醫生。如今這傢伙來咆哮飯店,說不定是雷蒙一家請來給派翠克看病的,尼可拉斯不能放過這大好機會。573Please respect copyright.PENANAuG6itqW6sG
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「您好,我的病患在805號房。」573Please respect copyright.PENANAPkWXWatAhR
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「電梯在您的右手邊,穿過那條走廊就到了。」573Please respect copyright.PENANA88wCkYeuH8
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達米安果然衝著派翠克來。尼可拉斯拿出一頂黑色貝雷帽、蓋住自己銀白色的頭髮,並把大衣的領子拉高。確認達米安認不出自己,他小心翼翼地跟蹤過去。573Please respect copyright.PENANAGjiB1vDXmK
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達米安四十歲,有個賢慧的老婆和可愛的女兒,是典型的社會成功人士,可惜今天的他有點倒楣。才剛抵達八樓、腳踏出電梯的那一剎那,一個針筒便朝達米安的脖子刺來,被注射不明液體。573Please respect copyright.PENANAtqg1iC14qm
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「……!」573Please respect copyright.PENANAiAhDeQcHBy
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達米安來不及叫,整個人便倒到地上、失去意識。趁四下無人,尼可拉斯將昏倒的達米安拖到掃具間,再將自己身上的耳環和唇環摘掉,衣領拉高,遮住脖子上的刺青。573Please respect copyright.PENANAkamD84eYwj
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被注射尼可拉斯的「特調」,達米安24小時內不會醒來,收到通知的李博洋也會用白色空間把人帶走。走出掃具間時,尼可拉斯已經披著達米安的白袍,若無其事地往805號房走去。573Please respect copyright.PENANAjny8yyovcI
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以為805號房附近有很多警衛,卻什麼都沒有,彷彿這裡住著無足輕重的人,讓尼可拉斯省去不少麻煩,於是他敲門。573Please respect copyright.PENANAK5JQXAhEIt
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「派翠克少爺,我是希波克拉底的達米安。」尼可拉斯不知道派翠克有沒有見過達米安,只能賭一把,「我受委託,前來關心您的身體狀況,麻煩您開門。」573Please respect copyright.PENANAW3FCbtoJwA
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「……。」573Please respect copyright.PENANAF0Svj6F5Wo
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安靜了好久,805號房才開啟一個縫,一雙藍色的眼睛從房門後探出。對方盯著尼可拉斯,看了很久、很久,久到尼可拉斯以為要被識破時,房門終於敞開。一名藍色長髮的纖細男子出現在尼可拉斯眼前,身上穿著一件不對稱襯衫,一半是黃色,另一半是紫色。573Please respect copyright.PENANA6W6WbzyMva
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「……!?」573Please respect copyright.PENANA1sNIJw8R6i
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那一瞬間,尼可拉斯差點叫出聲來。要不是頭髮顏色,他真以為自己又看到紅鶴。573Please respect copyright.PENANAzLzehbZ1bU
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派翠克和紅鶴長得一模一樣。573Please respect copyright.PENANAihod81upkD
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「……請進。」573Please respect copyright.PENANAb0xCFCyJHJ
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派翠克面無表情,沒發現尼可拉斯內心的驚恐,默默走回房間。573Please respect copyright.PENANAI0llC6saBQ
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尼可拉斯吞口水。兩個沒有血緣關係的人,五官和身形卻一模一樣,這樣的機率有多少?只是巧合?紅鶴知不知道這件事?573Please respect copyright.PENANAP8tfEVVsm0
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一堆問號閃過尼可拉斯腦中。當他假裝鎮定地走進房、來到客廳時,派翠克正站在水晶吊燈的下方,睫毛垂在藍色的雙眼前,無辜地看著尼可拉斯。573Please respect copyright.PENANAZr7vqxFNsR
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「怎麼了?」被這樣看著,尼可拉斯有點心神不寧。573Please respect copyright.PENANAXwaqhW51uE
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「我第一次看到這種髮色。」派翠克問:「怎麼染的?」573Please respect copyright.PENANAP1NGt3s8WC
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「不瞞您說,這是遺傳。」573Please respect copyright.PENANAVhQXazboNo
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「遺傳?」派翠克睜大眼,「真好,是很漂亮的銀白色。」573Please respect copyright.PENANAOTjZY2b1BV
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「少爺過獎了。」尼可拉斯微笑,「您的藍色頭髮也很漂亮。」573Please respect copyright.PENANAfsYbfWyS3A
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「我這是染的……嗯,算染的吧。」派翠克欲言又止,立刻換話題:「醫生怎麼稱呼?」573Please respect copyright.PENANAdC7cQxefhC
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「達米安.帕潘德里歐。」尼可拉斯覺得這名字好難念。573Please respect copyright.PENANAB2BJGdsFO4
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「幸會,帕潘德里歐醫師。」派翠克走到茶几旁,「要來杯咖啡嗎?」573Please respect copyright.PENANAQoyeq8mgNw
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「麻煩您了,謝謝。」573Please respect copyright.PENANAegNFyeCegt
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語畢,派翠克走去操作咖啡機。尼可拉斯鬆口氣,看來派翠克沒見過達米安,而且,同樣是少爺,派翠克沒有李醜男機車,給人的感覺很乖,口氣也很溫和,希望不是麻煩人物。573Please respect copyright.PENANAYJQFYerQrn
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「需要糖或牛奶嗎?」派翠克突然問。573Please respect copyright.PENANASoNIvyN8PA
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「都不用,謝謝。」573Please respect copyright.PENANAA10eZTRMao
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坐到沙發、接過派翠克遞來的咖啡時,他發現派翠克也給自己泡了一杯,但派翠克始終捧著杯子,一口也沒喝地看著尼可拉斯,好像在等他說什麼、卻又沒等到,索性自己開口:「醫生。」573Please respect copyright.PENANAIoTwdpuJhh
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「……?」573Please respect copyright.PENANAVUpY8frLN9
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「我以為,你喜歡加很多牛奶的咖啡。」派翠克閉上眼睛,「不過,人的口味總會變,何況醫生工作辛苦,喝黑咖啡也不奇怪,不是嗎?」573Please respect copyright.PENANADWCvNPLERj
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尼可拉斯愣住。派翠克的眼睛緩緩張開,光芒從那雙清澈的藍色裡消失。573Please respect copyright.PENANAQ4T3sDW8Ai
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「醫生,如果你是我家派來的,怎麼還不阻止我?」573Please respect copyright.PENANA5yaveCEc57
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「我,對咖啡因嚴重過敏啊。」573Please respect copyright.PENANAaiOtdOyjeM
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話落,派翠克鬆手──咖啡杯「框啷!」碎落在地,尼可拉斯被派翠克壓在沙發上。派翠克跨坐在尼可拉斯的肚子,手裡拿著小刀,捲起左手的袖子。573Please respect copyright.PENANA241VeuVMUd
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「……!?」573Please respect copyright.PENANAqXekS3g6zf
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尼可拉斯大驚,派翠克的左手臂佈滿大大小小的疤痕。派翠克用小刀割破手指,笑容詭異,一滴濃稠的紫色液體從他體內滴出,尼可拉斯的衣服竟被腐蝕出一個大洞──他頓時明白派翠克的「天賦」。573Please respect copyright.PENANA9mSy5JiS7f
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「誰派你來的?」派翠克陰沉地說:「那個髮色,是懷特吧?誰告訴高宇維的?」573Please respect copyright.PENANA2ZGo3yenyY
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「喂!」573Please respect copyright.PENANADbHwcQ1YIy
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尼可拉斯很緊張,不是怕派翠克,而是派翠克正用刀瞄準自己的臉,一副要把自己毀容的氣勢。573Please respect copyright.PENANA1CoJzKOTBQ
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「反正,我也受夠這張臉了。」派翠克冷笑,「你也看到了。放心,我會把它毀掉,那些噁心的血也會流出來,你是最後一個看到這張臉的人。帶一個懷特下地獄的感覺不錯。呵呵,呵呵呵。」573Please respect copyright.PENANAwbJT58I0fz
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派翠克的臉矇上一層陰影。尼可拉斯收回之前的想法,這傢伙一點也不正常!腦子很有問題!573Please respect copyright.PENANAgZZZcNyJNm
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「喂,你冷靜!」573Please respect copyright.PENANAxIWogKHUYB
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尼可拉斯不演有禮貌的醫生了,用平常的口吻說:「我不是達米安.帕潘德里歐,但我確實是希波克拉底,不是高宇維的人!」573Please respect copyright.PENANAM1dxRBEzLs
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「你喜歡這張臉嗎?」派翠克根本沒在聽,「你覺得,我這張臉好看嗎?」573Please respect copyright.PENANAHYckuoWREF
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「喂!」573Please respect copyright.PENANAZUbgnWx5MJ
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「如果你喜歡,趁現在多看一點。」派翠克舉起刀,「用你最後的生命記住它,你會死得很幸福……唔!」573Please respect copyright.PENANAC6t7R3XZWJ
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派翠克悶哼。下一秒,他的小刀掉到地上、攻守交換,換派翠克被壓在沙發,雙手被制伏在兩側,整個人壟罩在尼可拉斯的影子中。573Please respect copyright.PENANA6lfctuNuvd
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「……!」573Please respect copyright.PENANAue2MXhndzp
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恢復神智,派翠克對上尼可拉斯那雙可怕的眼睛,好像一隻野獸準備殺人。剛才的動作讓尼可拉斯的領口被拉開、露出裡面的黑蛇刺青,派翠克這才意識到,眼前的人不是普通醫生,嚇得他動彈不得。573Please respect copyright.PENANAdkm6uzVxCN
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「X的,用這種方式才肯聽話。」573Please respect copyright.PENANAK7ssgh2SMV
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尼可拉斯直接爆粗口,本性完全顯露出來。573Please respect copyright.PENANAx3P7Bnf6Zi
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「刀子不可以對著自己。以後不准再這樣了,知不知道?」573Please respect copyright.PENANAkpaMqZPbFV
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派翠克被嚇到不敢說話,尼可拉斯爆青筋,「知、不、知、道!?」573Please respect copyright.PENANACwzNx6s4jK
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「是…是!對不起!!」573Please respect copyright.PENANASdpQOl6kdC
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派翠克竟然被嚇哭。尼可拉斯離開沙發、沒收地上的刀子。他放下剛才梳整齊的頭髮、脫掉達米安的醫師袍,再把大大小小的環戴回身上,變回平常的尼可拉斯。573Please respect copyright.PENANAKRxcQblNyE
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「手。」573Please respect copyright.PENANA2KdVtvmaH2
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尼可拉斯走到派翠克面前。還在哭的派翠克一臉疑惑,伸出右手。573Please respect copyright.PENANAq8tz6lqIgE
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「你給醫生沒受傷的手幹嘛!」耐心用完的尼可拉斯爆氣,「左手給我!」573Please respect copyright.PENANAvQg18PZWjE
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「對…對不起!」573Please respect copyright.PENANA0wjDqyxh16
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派翠克被嚇得不清,聽話照做。聽說動物一旦認定對方比自己可怕,就會永遠記住害怕的感覺,派翠克現在的情形就是這樣,和剛才判若兩人。573Please respect copyright.PENANA6yZRHTbZHL
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尼可拉斯不管那麼多,他現在的目光都在派翠克的左手。他拿出達米安的醫藥箱,幫派翠克的左手擦藥、包紮,動作出乎意料地溫柔,和他兇惡的外表形成反差。573Please respect copyright.PENANAIyQoXqlsJm
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「……?」573Please respect copyright.PENANAqWu9X7r8CG
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派翠克大大的眼睛,看著正在處理傷口的尼可拉斯。這位「醫生」跟他想像中不同,也不敢相信剛才的姿勢,尼可拉斯能心平氣和地幫他擦藥。派翠克竟然問他:「你怎麼沒有抱我?」573Please respect copyright.PENANATcKilRvXMd
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「哈?」尼可拉斯忍住用棉花棒插他眼睛的衝動,「我為什麼要抱你?」573Please respect copyright.PENANAZVljlIrRXG
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「你看到我的臉了,剛才你明明可以……痛痛痛痛痛!」573Please respect copyright.PENANAVHPbHYNUzO
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不知道是不是尼可拉斯故意,派翠克感覺傷口被用力戳了一下。573Please respect copyright.PENANANMk8nd71ob
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「不顧他人意願就硬上,我才不是這種禽獸。」573Please respect copyright.PENANAFwkiLXNvys
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尼可拉斯想吐槽,卻也能理解,畢竟自己曾對紅鶴產生遐想;而且,比起危險的紅鶴,派翠克總垂著眼、楚楚可憐、毫無攻擊性(剛才不算),這種美人確實很難抗拒。573Please respect copyright.PENANAt18QQaYrCy
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「人臉在我眼裡,都是肌肉和脂肪。」尼可拉斯說:「而且,我覺得自己比較好看。」573Please respect copyright.PENANAZFdakoQXxF
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尼可拉斯的口氣像在說「我今天中午吃牛肉麵」一樣平常,但聽在派翠克耳裡,很是吃驚。573Please respect copyright.PENANAoMdpvPXu5A
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「你叫什麼名字?」573Please respect copyright.PENANAh2Lh8nqhas
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派翠克看著尼可拉斯。和自己不同,尼可拉斯很高,肩膀很寬,臉型就像被刀子削過,舉手投足都充滿剛硬的男性魅力。他突然對眼前這名醫生感到好奇,迫切想知道他的名字。573Please respect copyright.PENANAiak4IYOD8W
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「尼可拉斯.克里斯托多羅普洛斯。」573Please respect copyright.PENANAdTWGosHGkx
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「什麼?」573Please respect copyright.PENANAZNMmMEFDyI
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派翠克聽到一串很像咒語的東西。尼可拉斯對這反應習以為常,「叫我尼可就好。」573Please respect copyright.PENANAtjMvuDgSCh
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「……噗。」派翠克笑了,「我相信你是希波克拉底了。這種姓氏,只有你們自己人才記得住。」573Please respect copyright.PENANA14Tg3Lbk5Q
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「哈。」573Please respect copyright.PENANAtok5HawVS9
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尼可拉斯也笑了。確實,希波克拉底一脈的特色除了醫生,還有一堆又臭又長的姓氏。573Please respect copyright.PENANAIhmMFO1eQ6
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「我小時候被我媽罰寫,因為我總是拼錯自己的名字。」573Please respect copyright.PENANANpfAos5xpH
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尼可拉斯不知道自己說這幹嘛,但看到派翠克發自內心、開心的笑,他心情也不自覺輕鬆起來。573Please respect copyright.PENANAS2UUq5ZGXi
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「謝謝。」573Please respect copyright.PENANAOhKZOiPBgS
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包紮完畢,派翠克捲下袖子。因為尼可拉斯對自己沒興趣,他莫名信任這個人,直覺尼可拉斯不會害他。573Please respect copyright.PENANA1XgoEJneQV
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而且,他覺得尼可拉斯好熟悉。573Please respect copyright.PENANA8FFdMgM9O0
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彷彿以前在哪見過。573Please respect copyright.PENANA0ESOJjPwjk
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「你不是我家派來的,怎麼知道我在這?」派翠克問。573Please respect copyright.PENANAsx1JSuRNZs
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「說來話長。」尼可拉斯不打算廢話,直接說:「不管你信不信──有個人一個禮拜後會來殺你,我要帶你去安全的地方。」573Please respect copyright.PENANAje3FIEoAL4
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「殺我?」派翠克的反應超冷靜,「高宇維嗎?」573Please respect copyright.PENANAtt9KMOKSJn
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「……?」573Please respect copyright.PENANAVevM78Qfjo
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尼可拉斯不明白,為什麼派翠克的第一反應是高宇維。派翠克反問:「不是嗎?」573Please respect copyright.PENANAR7BYFoAOk7
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「不,是跟你長得一模一樣、粉紅色頭髮的人。」尼可拉斯得先搞清楚,「為什麼高宇維要殺你?」573Please respect copyright.PENANAzHbIblyWb6
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「原因很複雜,總之,我見了不該見的女人。」573Please respect copyright.PENANAbWD9wf0YR2
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派翠克告訴尼可拉斯:「她的頭髮也是粉紅色。」