Chapter 617

That way, she could return a healthy Joshua to Old Man Neal and Daphne sooner. With these thoughts, Cynthia’s mood eased at

bit.

“When Yoel was discussing the past with me, I felt as if my mental age had shifted a bit. That’s why I lied about going to fetch the cufflinks,” Joshua confided, now that he knew she did not despise him.

“So you lied to see Sean?” Cynthia frowned, seemingly confused about his approach. According to their earlier plan, she would have taken him to see Sean for a check–up that day anyway. Why would he lie and go alone?

“Mm–hmm.” Joshua nodded, cautiously testing Cynthia’s boundaries and blaming Sean in the process, “Sean had told me earlier to seek him out if I felt uncomfortable in any way.”

Cynthia knitted her brows. Why had Scan not informed her?

“Cynthia, are you angry?” Joshua was unsure of her reaction.

“No.” Cynthia decided she would have a serious talk with Sean, but before that, she needed to clear up something. “Why didn’t you wait for me to accompany you?”

Joshua spoke the truth, albeit with an added hint of

Scared of what?”

extent my mental age had recovered. If I had fully recovered, you certainly

of complexity washed over Cynthia. Captain was right. Joshua’s dependency on her

promptly

nodded, then asked, “Mmhmm! Cynthia, you aren’t mad about what I just said,

am not. Cynthia held no resentment, still mulling over

“Thank you, sister.”

elicited feelings within her that were too complex to articulate. As she gently established some distance between

I am a woman. We shouldn’t embrace so casually,” Cynthia responded with calmness, trying to make

our past. All I know is that we are nice to each

Joshua cast his eyes down, muttering, “Or is it because

resent me.‘

can be your sister, and care for you as if you were my younger brother. However, you can’t just hug or hold hands whenever you please, alright?” Cynthia decided to

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