Josie refused to admit to Dexter's comment. "Not always."

"No? You always clamored for raspberry roll cake from Orchid Bakery on our way home from school. Once, they were sold out, and you were so upset that you refused to eat. You ended up with gastritis and got hospitalized." Dexter recounted the past in vivid detail, remembering it all too clearly.

Naturally, Josie remembered that as well and felt somewhat helpless. "That was an exception."

She remembered after she was admitted to the hospital that time, she was still upset. No matter how much Mark and Claudia tried to coax her, it was all to no avail. Dexter then went to Orchid Bakery before the break of dawn and waited for it to open. Clutching a wad of bills, he declared he wanted to buy ten raspberry roll cakes.

The salesperson was utterly amused.

Nonetheless, Josie cheered up for real. She beamed from ear to ear at that time. "Only Dexter understands me. None of you do."

At the side, Mark said teasingly, "Oh, since Dexter understands you best, how about marrying him when you grow up?"

At the time, she couldn't grasp the concept of marriage. As she ate, she grinned. "That'd be wonderful!"

Everyone in the room burst into laughter.

entered adolescence,

words, his expression remained calm. He went along

raspberry roll cake. Yet, he was helpless to do anything about it. Each time, he would startle awake, wondering where she was then and if someone still indulged her and bought her

the core. Even now, as he recalled that time, there was still an uncomfortable

fingers. "I... no longer like eating raspberry roll cakes now." Dexter

was low and made

to see him lowering his gaze to the

words appeared

your service,

and send people to the bottom

her lips, but Dexter then said to her, "It's

a shift change. Looking down from the skylight, the couple saw them walking out in

quickly asked, "If I go

skylight, but it was vertical and looked intimidating. "Don't worry. I

succeeded in keeping

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