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

fact I was

step out the door, I turned around and

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

was going out and quickly put down the work on hand to go out with me. "Mrs. Grant, Mr. Grant instructed me to not let you

you can go ahead with your other duties. I'll just

you're not to be left alone even in the

then." The family doctor walked i n and suggested

gently. It would be better for someone to tag along. Although they were all strangers, the doctor

then did Ms. Zuri

out the main door. Neither of us said a

the same when I first came to Whaldorf City. I couldn't get used to the environment and pace here. M y everyday life wasn't so comfortable," the doctor said after a very long

froze a little. "You're not

City and stayed here after I graduated,” the doctor said with a

felt an inexplicable sense of closeness to her and began talking. "Although this is a modern city, I still prefer Salt City's pace. It's just nice and is conducive for

tea and coffee at the same time. Most importantly, you can hear gossip about the rich and powerful in Whaldorf City. It’s

hard it was to kill time right now. I nodded

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 spending power of the consumers living in this

help but exclaim. I did not notice this place

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