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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one not to like it. He walked

a self-introduction, the smile still on her face. Right at this moment, a plump middle-age woman came stalking in their direction. Her face looked murderous

her arms. Judging from the color alone, he could tell there were at least three blankets

where the temperature was more than minus 10 degrees. The villagers could only wash their clothes if they

a young girl wash so many

has always been a man of few words, couldn’t help but ask, “Shouldn’t you be visiting houses during Christmas? Why are you making her do so

stood alone. Everyone would usually go door-to-door to offer their wishes

coat had probably been washed so many times the color had faded. There were also several

didn’t know that there were still people who wore clothes like this in

beside Abby before

“Get done with the washing quickly, you

Caleb with a look in her eyes before she lowered

didn’t say a word as he stood by smoking a cigarette while listening to the sound of water

in a big basin and

first blanket she washed was too thick and heavy; she couldn’t even carry it after it got wet. She suddenly slipped, and she would have fallen into the water Caleb wasn’t

careful,” he reminded her while holding her

water, but she soon turned around and smiled

put down the blanket, she signed to him. Caleb Shaw,

made his heart skip a

cigarette butt aside and said

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

but he only realized that it was piercingly so when

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

baffled him how there still was such a pitiful young lady in

smiled sweetly at him, and 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, which was why the

she quickly signed. I am sorry; I didn’t do that on purpose. You… She pointed at the spot he was standing a while ago. It might be better if you

to look at the foam all on the legs of his

stepped aside so that he

sense of responsibility as a police officer, Caleb waited for her to be done with the washing, as he was worried that she would fall from washing laundry that was too heavy for her. He was

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forward to help her, only for her to put two blankets back on the

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