Chapter 375 Feel Bad for Matthew

“Mm. I am Veronica’s friend. I am here on a trip.” Caleb was a police officer. As it was a requirement he needed to meet in order for him to solve cases, he had to be able to read commonly used sign language phrases. That was why he understood it when she first signed to him.

Oh—so you are Veronica’s friend. I heard them talking about you and the others earlier. The girl continued to sign, her smile brimming with joy.

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was so pure it was hard for one not to like it. He walked to her side and asked, “My name is Caleb Shaw. How

this moment, a plump middle-age woman came stalking in their direction. Her face looked murderous as

the color alone, he could tell there were at least three

than minus 10 degrees. The villagers could only wash their clothes if they

middle-age woman is actually making such a young girl wash so many

of few words, couldn’t help but ask, “Shouldn’t you be visiting houses during

would usually go door-to-door to

a custom of wearing new clothes on Christmas. However, Abby’s aqua coat had probably been washed

people who wore clothes like this in

drop the blankets beside Abby before she glared

at Abby. “Get done with the washing

look in her eyes

listening to the sound of water splashing as the soft mallet noisily

the clothes in a big basin and started with

got wet. She suddenly slipped, and she would have fallen into the water

while holding her by her arm. “Are you

falling into the water, but she soon turned around and smiled brightly

she signed to him.

greeting somehow made his heart

said to her, “I’ll help you

fine. The water is too cold. She was in the middle of signing when he had rolled up his sleeves and took

only realized that it was piercingly so

that he was closer to her, he noticed how pitiful she was with her hands covered in chilblains and

such a pitiful young lady in

then smeared some laundry powder on the blanket before she beat it hard with the mallet. Caleb must have been standing too close when she did the chore,

signed. I am sorry; I didn’t do that on purpose. You… She pointed at the spot he was

look at the foam all on the legs of

then stepped aside so that he wouldn’t interfere with

laundry that was too heavy for her. He was about

help

help her, only for her to put two blankets back on the slabstone, and stumbled away

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