Chapter 168

She swallowed them, forcing a weak smile.

“It’s nothing. I’ll be fine soon.”

“Mmm.”

Geoffrey didn’t know why her reassurance only deepened his worry.

Night.

Maureen still burned with low–grade fever. After bathing and taking medicine, she lay cradled in Geoffrey’s arms.

She asked softly: “Tell me something–are disabled people born less than others?”

She’d posed this question once in childhood.

Back then he’d said everyone was a little angel sent to earth by heaven. Some just got hurt falling down. We’re all equal.

Geoffrey didn’t know why she’d ask now, answering simply: “Naturally.”

“This world isn’t fair. People aren’t equal from birth.”

Maureen’s throat tightened.

“Exactly. Inequality starts from birth.”

Geoffrey noticed her mood shift, resting his large hand on her shoulder: “That’s precisely why we must rely on later efforts to create everything we desire.”

Maureen clenched his shirt.

“Okay,

I understand.”

She thought her Geoff had simply grown up, weathered too much, hence his answer differed

from before.

0.00%

08:39

Chapter168

288 Vouchers

to accept, Maureen pressed on: “Geoff,

we visit

Childhood hideaway…

flickered in

“What hideaway?”

man truly not be the one

hesitation, she offered a bitter

estate. My secret spot as a child. Maybe I never mentioned it.‘

peculiar today, constantly dwelling on the

he’d long forgotten

it was to avoid disappointing Maureen, but

finally stopped for

hung in the sky, moonlight

Maureen’s directions to the small pond, or to be precise, what had now

original small pond had turned into an artificial

had gone back by then, so there weren’t many

coat and got out of the

though it wasn’t winter yet, she was

walked beside her:

it’s changed a

Maureen said.

21.94%

08:39

Chapter168

288 Vouchers

Geoffrey had no memory of

Ramirez Family’s place a few times as a child, but never to the back hill, let alone knew there was a small pond

up at the

had

was to marry Geoff when she grew up, and it seemed that wish had

the person on the bridge. Moonlight fell on her serene face, and she seemed to blend into

at Geoffrey: “Geoff,

dazed, and after a while,

reached her, he took

hand was icy cold, without

is your hand

warmth.

crinkling: “Cold hands mean a warm

once said by Geoffrey to

her directly into his embrace,

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255