Chapter 17

Carlisle wore a raincoat before quickly speeding toward Christine’s residential area.

It was th

the

beginning of June. Despite the rain, the air was still hot and humid.

The muscles in his legs tightened as his bicycle chain began to creak due to it being too long since he

last oiled it.

The rain poured on endlessly.

Suddenly, the chains in his bicycle finally broke due to the tension,

Fuck.

Carlisle cursed as he stopped his bicycle by the roadside and began to repair the chain.

He had used his bicycle for more than three years. Fixing the chain was easy. He had finished it within ten minutes and was back on the road.

To stop his chain from breaking once more, he had found a shop for bicycles and asked for some oil. The repairman didn’t charge him after hearing that he was heading to attend his SATS.

The houses in the Helios Village were mostly made out of plywood.

was also a landfill nearby that stretched out from the county to the suburbs. Yet, no professionals were

the disgusting smell of trash hung in

while feeding her grandma breakfast in

crude. But it was able to shelter them from

was also clean.

The woman’s clothes were ripped

you here?” Christine quickly put the food

to save up some money. You’ll be having your SATS, so you should eat properly.”

shook her hands. “That won’t do. I can’t take any more of your

notes. But it consisted mostly of loose change as most notes were one-dollar

another city. But ever since two years ago, they

survived high school through the small amount her

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for her

stuffed the money into

held Christine’s hands and said, “Christine, you are the light and hope for our small village.

the village. Her grandma had also helped many

her grandma had become paralyzed, her parents abandoned shoulder

she was

themselves to care for Christine and her

red as she lowered her head. Tears fell down the corner of her

me thank everyone too.

she had to get into a university and make a name for herself to repay their kindness.

to school!” Grace

for

Then, I’ll have to trouble you

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