Chapter 1623:

Without waiting for a reply, he turned and began walking back toward his home.

“Hey!” Nina called out behind him.

The boy didn’t look back. He just kept walking, his figure disappearing with the same blank indifference.

The middle-aged man let out a quiet sigh of relief. Forcing a weak smile, he turned to Kristian. “You see? He doesn’t want to go himself. I can’t force him.”

Nina’s eyes were heavy with worry.

“Mr. Shaw, I’ll head up now,” the man said, nodding quickly before retreating from sight.

Nina, too young to grasp the murky tangle of adult decisions, stayed fixated on the one thing that made sense to her. “Aren’t we going to take that boy to see a doctor? His injuries look like they really hurt.”

She knew all too well how even the tiniest scrape could sting—so how much worse must it feel to have bruises like his?

reaching over to ruffle her hair. “We

Nina

together, uncertain of what

Jesse answered

unease. “Should we call the police? I don’t want him to get


said, his understanding of the situation far beyond his years. “He’ll just tell them he

blinked, still

when you’re older,”

𝓛⍺𝕥𝒆𝕊𝓽 с𝒉αρ𝐭𝓮𝓇𝓈 gⲁⅼ𝓷𝗈ν𝓮𝗅𝗌﹒с𝑜m

barely interacted with the boy, he could see straight through

not forever. If Kristian stepped in to protect him

wouldn’t

Jesse’s prediction

as the boy and his father

slide this time. But if you don’t score perfectly on the next test, you’re

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