He never dared to hope Emily would come to see him, but still, he prepared an envelope filled with money just in case.

When Emily saw the envelope contained at least a thousand dollars, she asked suspiciously, "Where did you get this money?"

Living in the care facility, he had no need to spend money, and she hadn't left him any, precisely to prevent him from gambling again.

Shawn quickly explained to Emily, "During the New Year, I helped out in the kitchen, came up with a few recipes, and this was their way of thanking me. I didn't want to accept it, but they insisted, so I kept it."

Charlie subtly squeezed Emily's hand, signaling her to remain calm and not jump to conclusions.

Probably the shadows of the past were too heavy, making Emily instinctively think the worst.

But the warm and strong grasp of his hand soon calmed her down, softening her expression, "You keep it for yourself, Kya doesn't need money."

"I have everything I need here, even clothes are provided for me on a regular basis, what would I need money for?" Shawn chuckled, "I know Kya doesn't need it, so I thought I'd save it for her." Emily didn't say anything more.

Charlie stood up, telling Kya, "Let's go play outside for a bit, give grandpa and mommy some time to talk."

ever, reached out

look, Charlie took Kya out to

are delicious too, you've loved grapes since you were little." Emily picked up an apple and began to peel it with a knife, asking

only the rich and privileged can afford to stay here, my being here is all thanks to you, I'm

nodded vigorously, then tentatively asked, "You're staying with the James family

for the New Year!" Emily said

well-established, with lots of rules. You

try not to be too willful there, go with the

her apple, "I know, the

good," Shawn responded with relief, "I was worried they might look down on you, make things awkward

the peeled apple, "You should've thought

"I was,

at him, "Eat your

quickly took

"So, are you

just graduated last year, my career's just starting, I

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