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?”

nodded. “The road today might be challenging. It’s not fully light outside yet. I’ll go out to find more firewood. Let Mr.

much sleep last night.

gave me a reassuring smile. “You stay here. It’s not fully light outside yet, and there are mountains all around. It’s not safe for a girl to go. I’ll

my response, he went outside.

my problem, yet they had followed me here, suffering alongside me. We

made a mental note to

he was waking up, so I glanced over, only to

out to touch his forehead, wanting to check his temperature. However, as soon as I made contact,

was startled by his

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noticing that it was me, he softened his gaze a bit and scanned the surroundings. When he did not

recovering from the initial shock of his abrupt awakening. I could not help but notice his extreme vigilance, even

a deep breath and, still concerned about his fever, I asked,

have worsened. I furrowed my brows and said,

looked at me and did not shy away from my touch, allowing me to examine him. He spoke gently,

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