“Sir, I envy you so much!” Marilyn exclaimed after Terence had finished giving his advice to the girl.

“Oh, why is that?” Terence asked with curiosity in his eyes.

“I envy your wealth; I envy your high status; I envy that you can do things that we can’t! The air you breathe is probably different from what we lowly ants breathe, right?” Marilyn said earnestly.

These words were all from the books she had read!’

She actually enjoyed reading. Unfortunately, her family was too poor to afford to send her to high school. So, she had no choice but to drop out and stay at home.

“Haha, why envy me when I envy you as well?” Terence stated honestly.

“Sir, why would you envy me?” Marilyn looked puzzled.

“I envy your youth; I envy your beauty; I envy that your life still holds endless possibilities while my fate has already been determined and is nearing its end!”

Terence didn’t like the word “determined,” but he had to accept reality.

It was because of this mindset that he, at over 70 years old, was still riding a motorcycle around his hometown tonight. He despised admitting that he was past his prime!

“Life is like a besieged city, isn’t it? People outside want to get in, but those inside are desperate to leave!” Terence sighed with emotion.

Marilyn barely understood what he was trying to convey.

At this moment, Alfred suddenly spoke up, “Old Mr. Quillen, the mine is just ahead. We need to get off and walk for the rest of the journey!”

Then, you’ll

before turning to instruct Marilyn, “Little girl, you should wait for me in the car with the driver. When I return to Yeringham, I will

different from when she was

slightly

Of course, there was also a chance that someone had blocked their path. Thus, it was only natural for them to

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the car and walked with Alfred for 20 minutes. Finally, a dilapidated

building, and there was a huge

made their way to

the lights were

iron gate. After a while, someone inside responded, “Who is

an old man wearing a white vest and a blue worker’s

man was about the same age as him. Yet, he still looked rather spry for his age as he approached them!

me!” Terence seemed a bit

at him and inquired curiously,

me?” Terence

other party impatiently waved his

away.

me! Alton, I’m

other man truly had no intention of opening the

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