Chapter 283

"I’m tired, can you pick it up for me?" He hugged me even tighter. Having found a comfortable position, he continued to sleep.

I struggled to take the phone out of his pocket and glanced at the caller ID without answering it. I said softly, "It's a call from Miss Reed."

His body froze a little, then he opened his eyes and let go of me. As he stood up, he said, "I need to take this."

I looked at his back and felt a little suffocated. He used to always answer his calls on speakerphone.

After some time, he returned and said to me without a single expression on his face, "I need to go out for a moment."

He then went out of the door.

This same scene had played out many times over the last five years and it was happening again. When I looked at his resolute back, I felt a little sad, but strangely, I was not as upset as I thought I would be.

Perhaps it was because the windows in the room were not open, the room felt a little stifling and I wanted to g o out to get some fresh air. However, as soon as I walked to the door, I thought of the scene that day.

When I thought of the dog, I broke out in goosebumps

the fact I was

door, I turned

was growing more stifling. I paced around the room and felt extremely uncomfortable. It was as though

was going out and quickly put down the work on hand to go out with me. "Mrs. Grant, Mr. Grant instructed

waved my hands. "No, you can go ahead with your other duties. I'll

said that you're not to be

go out with you, then." The family doctor walked i n and suggested

nodded gently. It would be better for someone to tag along. Although they

was only then did Ms.

the car and walked out the main

to the environment and pace here. M y everyday life

little. "You're not from around here

after I graduated,” the doctor said with a

Salt City, I felt an inexplicable sense of closeness to her and began talking. "Although this is

place. I like the environment there because you can drink tea and coffee at the

to kill time right now. I nodded when I

followed the doctor to a place not far away from the villa. It was a restaurant perfect for afternoon tea. Its interior was elegant and stylish. The ambiance seemed pretty good, which was fitting for the

there’s actually such an amazing place here." I could not help but exclaim. I did not notice this place even after passing it

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