Chapter 288

After she left, Curtis finished his breakfast alone, getting himself a bowl of Mrs. Richardson’s special hot tea from the pot.

Without rushing, he snapped a photo first.

Devin had been bedridden with the flu for a few days, inadvertently resetting his body clock to Emberland time, waking up at the crack of dawn feeling utterly hopeless.

It had been years since he’d seen the morning. Even the gaming servers were deserted.

Bored out of his mind, he decided to scroll through his social media feed.

Just a couple of swipes in, his eyes widened, bringing his phone closer for a better look.

Curtis rarely updated his social media, and when he did, it was usually dull industry news, like a barely alive finance marketing account suddenly showing signs of life.

The latest post stood out like a sore thumb among a list of financial news updates. A seemingly ordinary bowl of honey fruit tea, captioned, “Mrs. Richardson’s Love in a Bowl”

After posting, Curtis tossed his phone aside and savored the sweet tea, oblivious to the stir his rare update caused among his friends.

Curtis found comfort in his solitude at home.

her favorite TV shows, and even arranged her vanity in order

of the fever

the ear thermometer

robust health. Who was he supposed to impress by not being as weak as he

that Jennifer called.

answered with his usual laid-back tone, ‘What’s up?”

you caught the flu. Why didn’t

a horse. They should study me at the institute to find out what kind of

Jennifer asked, “Did you see a

did,”

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a

morning and hadn’t returned home yet. Probably wouldn’t at all.

the window, Curtis looked down at the neighborhood. Though the buildings were old, the environment was pleasant, with lush greenery and clear breeze

the

know,” Curtis asked, “How’s Grandma

“She’s just being difficult. If she doesn’t see Leanne for

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