Facade of Love

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Chapter 281 An Earthquake?

Upon getting interrupted by Charlie like that, Inch reluctantly suppressed the words at the tip of his tongue and grudgingly replied, “Okay.”

I found the way these two interacted with each other quite strange.

It was not exactly strange if I considered the fact that Charlie was Inch’s superior. Even if they were friends, the difference in their positions was significant. They could not truly interact like friends.

With this in mind, I decided not to dwell on it any longer.

We had been on the road since early morning, and the continuous journey of over ten hours had kept my nerves on edge. Everyone had their limits, and after exchanging a few words with them, my focus was diverted. Fatigue began to overwhelm me.

Besides, the warmth of the fire in front of me, coupled with the hypnotic sound of the rain outside, made me drowsy. Before long, I fell asleep.

I did not sleep soundly, though. When I woke up, the rain outside was still pouring. Charlie had his eyes closed, leaning against the wall, while Inch was tending to the dwindling fire. When he noticed I was awake, he looked at me and whispered, “Did I wake you up?”

I shook my head and, noticing that the fire was dying out, glanced outside. It was still dark, and the rain was still falling, though not as heavily as last night.

I asked, “Did it rain all night?”

more firewood. Let Mr. Yates sleep a bit longer, and when

not get much sleep last night. I

smile. “You stay here. It’s not fully light outside yet, and there are mountains all around. It’s not

my response, he

This was originally my problem, yet they had followed me here, suffering alongside me. We were practically strangers

indebted. I made a mental note to treat

he was waking up, so I

his forehead, wanting to check his temperature. However, as soon as I made contact, he suddenly opened his eyes.

by his alert and cold

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bit and scanned the surroundings. When he did not see Inch, he

nodded, recovering from the initial shock of his abrupt awakening. I

breath and, still concerned about his fever, I

and realized that his fever seemed to have worsened. I furrowed my brows and said, “You had medicine last night. Why is your temperature

touch, allowing me to examine him. He spoke gently, his voice carrying exhaustion, “It’s okay. I’ll

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