Chapter 1741

He shifted his attention back to the road, silently waiting for Marlowe’s cue to proceed.

Marlowe continued to gaze at the corner where Mitchel had disappeared, a peculiar heaviness settling in her chest that made her eyes turn red.

Clutching Mitchel’s coat closer, she pondered her melancholy.

Perhaps it was because of the festive atmosphere enveloping the streets, heightening her loneliness as she thought about returning to her cold, dreary basement.

Regret washed over her.

She wished she had spent more time talking to Mitchel just now, lingering a while longer in his presence.

It wasn’t until Mitchel had disappeared from view that Marlowe slumped back against the car and said to the driver to start the car.

The engine hummed to life, and the car pulled away, heading toward her run-down rental.

After pondering for a moment, Marlowe decided to retrieve her phone and send Mitchel a heartfelt thank-you message.

However, upon opening her bag, she noticed a stack of money inside.

Puzzled, she furrowed her brow, unsure of why such a large sum of money was in her bag.

Could it be…

and

she found a Santa Claus card

hard for her to

card and squinted

“Miss Bates, Merry Christmas.

handwriting was unmistakably Mitchel’s; she had recognized it

meant that the mysterious cash in

Mitchel knew she would never accept

discreetly slip it

tightly, Marlowe lowered her head and pressed her Lips together, overwhelmed

welled up in her eyes, trickling silently

the window no longer

Mitchel’s coat provided warmth.

mouth had vanished, sweetened

heart fluttering because of the

Melon unwrapped the life-sized Santa Claus

phone and spent a long time taking photos of his

had a tailor-made doll waiting for Adele, which Adele adored

and kissed it, even bestowing

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