"I want to drink water."

"Bear with it!"

"If I had died of thirst, I wouldn't have been able to see your sister's wedding."

Johnny stared at her impatiently, then reluctantly picked up the bottle of mineral water from the ground and slowly fed it to Josie. "Didn't get enough rainwater last night, did you?"

After finishing her drink, Josie finally felt a bit more at ease. She looked at Johnny and suddenly burst into laughter, a laughter that was truly heartfelt.

Baffled by her laughter, Johnny exclaimed, "What are you laughing at?"

Josie was very happy. "You're so young. Why do you always pretend to be fierce and menacing? You can't even pull it off convincingly."

been thrown into the hustle and bustle of society at a young age. His face bore the marks of hardship, yet it was clear that he was not

pursued, "You haven't done anything life-threatening before, have you? Just by looking at your knife, which doesn't even have a sharpened edge, I can tell it's only

hint of embarrassment on his face. "If you're

at him, analyzing, "But it doesn't seem like it. You don't appear to have received higher

have the nerve to say that. Don't you value your life?" Johnny

you, a huge favor, that would make you go to such lengths for her, correct?" Josie couldn't stop herself.

guess was correct, but Johnny's gaze held a certain complexity.

your

to Johnny. Heather had instructed him

status she has now, did you? I guess she must have been quite timid and very kind. Did you ever imagine she would turn out

at her fiercely. "It was

Josie flashed a smile.

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