Chapter 1175

The driver chuckled at her words but said nothing more.

Hertha had planned to head straight to the office, but as they drove past a serene wetland park, she noticed shepherds tending to their flocks in the distance.

The sight of pure white lambs grazing carefree on the lush green grass, interspersed with tranquil ponds, painted a scene as idyllic as fluffy clouds dotting a spring sky.

This peaceful vista tugged at her heartstrings, and Hertha hastily asked the driver to pull

over.

Stepping out of the car at the edge of the wetland park, she wandered absentmindedly towards the grazing sheep. The fuzzy lambs, uhafraid of her presence, ambled over to her side, nuzzling against her legs, taking a bite of grass, then nuzzling her again.

The gentle contact prompted Hertha to squat down and stroke the lamb’s woolly head. The softness felt soothing under her touch, offering a balm to her aching heart.

The shepherd, a woman with sun-kissed skin and an honest demeanor, approached with a warm smile. “You’ve got a kind aura about you,” she said. “The lambs can tell; they really like you.”

to the shepherd, a bittersweet smile creeping onto her face. “It’s easier to be a lamb, isn’t it? No worries as long as there’s grass to

off, ending up as meals for folks like us,” the shepherd woman said matter-of-factly. “Their joy comes from not overthinking things, just living in the

struck a chord in Hertha, as if awakening her to a simple

stems from thinking too much and

moment.

and be content with the now is to find happiness.

smile lost its heaviness. “Thank

laughed heartily,

paused, then smiled, realizing that the sorrows and joys of others were not always our own to comprehend. How could anyone else know the pain in her heart

share it?

continued to sit on the grass for a while longer, playing with the lambs as the

grew stronger.

Hertha sought refuge under a large

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sunlight.

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