Chapter 320

Jonathan cast a brief glance at him and remarked, “Never mind, I’m still accustomed to the comfort of the familiar

Charlie responded with a meaningful smile, neither confirming nor denying Jonathan’s statement.

Carson approached them and extended an invitation for Jonathan and Charlie to join a poker game. Jonathan declined, saying, “You guys go ahead and play. I’ll just sit for a while and then take off.”

Charlie chuckled, “What, we can’t keep you here without Estelle?”

Jonathan was unimpressed, “You think I come here every day to see you guys?”

Everyone laughed and sighed, and Charlie pretended to be heartbroken, “Twenty years of friendship, and this is how you treat me?”

Jonathan sneered, “Your acting, you could go scam people!”

Charlie laughed, “I haven’t scammed anyone, don’t frame me here!”

After a few lighthearted moments, Charlie’s tone turned serious once more as he inquired, “When will Estelle be back?”

I suppose,” Jonathan replied, idly toying with the lighter in his hand, his handsome face revealing a

was admitted to the ward, and the woman taking care of him swiftly claimed the caregiver’s bed. Without contention, Estelle

brow. He called a nurse over and requested, “Can we have an

currently short on temporary beds

you at least

nurse, visibly intimidated by his demeanor, timidly replied, “Certainly,

the blanket, Xavier shifted towards the edge of the

blanket, her countenance composed.

held onto it, “The bed is big enough, and you’re as thin as a monkey, you won’t

refer to her as his “little monkey.” Just as she was about to say something, the woman in the adjacent bed chuckled and remarked, “You two must be a

woman’s smile instantly faded, replaced by a bewildered expression. She had intended

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so why was he glaring at

no need.” Estelle said.

me? It’s not like we haven’t

them would sleep wherever they could, whether in the mountains or in the woods. If it snowed, they would huddle together for warmth, and no one ever treated

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