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

that the fact I was

step out the door, I turned around and went back to

bedroom was growing more stifling. I paced around the room and felt extremely uncomfortable. It was as though I was struggling to breathe. I changed into

down the work on hand to go out with me. "Mrs. Grant, Mr. Grant instructed me to not let you go out alone. The bodyguards are not around at the

my hands. "No, you can go ahead with your other duties. I'll just be around the neighborhood

Mr. Grant said that you're not to

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

tag along. Although they were all strangers,

only then did Ms. Zuri reluctantly

did not take the car and walked out the main door. Neither of us said a

the environment and pace here. M y everyday life wasn't so comfortable," the doctor said

"You're not from around here

from Salt City and stayed here after I graduated,” the doctor

that she was from Salt City, I felt an inexplicable sense of closeness to her and began talking. "Although this is a modern city, I still prefer Salt City's

environment there because you can drink tea and coffee at the same time. Most importantly, you can hear gossip about the rich and powerful in Whaldorf City. It’s a good place to kill time. Want

hard it was to kill time right now. I nodded when I heard her

for afternoon tea. Its interior was elegant and stylish. The ambiance seemed pretty good, which was fitting

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

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