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

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 as she pointed at Abby and scolded, “What are you being all wishy-washy for,

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

a young girl wash so many

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

lived in self-built houses that stood alone. Everyone would usually go door-to-door to offer their

custom of wearing new clothes on Christmas. However, Abby’s aqua coat had probably been washed so many times the color had faded. There were also several patches

that there were still people who wore clothes like this in this time and

proceeded to drop the blankets beside Abby before she glared at Caleb and

“Get done with

a look in her eyes before she lowered her

say a word as he stood by smoking a cigarette while listening to the sound of water splashing as the soft mallet noisily hit

the clothes in a

got wet. She suddenly slipped, and she would have fallen into the water Caleb wasn’t

careful,” he reminded her while holding her by her arm. “Are you

falling into the water, but she soon turned around and smiled brightly at him while shaking

blanket, she signed to him.

made his

said to her, “I’ll

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

but he only realized that it was piercingly so

was closer to her, he noticed how pitiful she was

was such a pitiful young lady in this

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

first, but 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 stood

the legs of his trousers, and he couldn’t help but

aside so that he

too heavy for her. He was about to take his leave when he realized that the clean laundry had piled into a hill in

help

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

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