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?”

might be challenging. It’s not fully light outside yet. I’ll go out to find more firewood. Let Mr. Yates sleep a

felt guilty. He probably did not get much sleep last night. I said, “You rest a little more. I’ll

and 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 my response, he went

suffering alongside me. We were practically strangers who had met by chance, yet they were helping

I felt even more indebted. I made a mental note to treat them as true friends

slightly. I thought he was waking up, so I glanced over, only to see him adjusting his position slightly and furrowing his

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

startled by his alert and cold gaze.

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gaze a bit and scanned the

I could

about his fever, I asked, “Are you feeling

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

allowing me to examine

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