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

am Abby Wright. She signed him 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 as she pointed at Abby

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

the temperature was more than minus 10 degrees. The villagers could only wash their clothes if they were to break the frozen ice of the

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

has always been a man of few words, couldn’t help but ask, “Shouldn’t

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

a 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

who wore clothes like this in this time and

drop the blankets beside Abby before she glared at Caleb and

then pointed at Abby. “Get done with the washing quickly, you hear

she glanced at Caleb with a look in her eyes before she lowered her head and

word as he stood by smoking a cigarette while listening to the sound of water splashing as the

later, Abby put the clothes in a big basin

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

holding her by

girl went pale from the shock of almost falling into the water, but she soon

she put down the blanket, she signed to him.

somehow made

threw the cigarette butt aside and said to her, “I’ll help you with

She was in the middle of signing when he had rolled up his sleeves

but he only realized that

he noticed how pitiful she was with her hands covered

there still was such a pitiful young lady in this

putting it on the slabstone. Abby first 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 foam from the wash splashed all over

You… She pointed at the spot he was standing a while ago. It might

the foam all on the legs of his trousers, and he couldn’t

so that he wouldn’t

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 about to take his leave when he realized that the clean laundry had piled into a hill in her basin. There was no way Abby

help

put two blankets back on the slabstone, and stumbled away

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