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Chapter 375 Feel Bad for Matthew

“Mm. I am Veronica’s friend. I am here on a trip.” Caleb was a police officer. As it was a requirement he needed to meet in order for him to solve cases, he had to be able to read commonly used sign language phrases. That was why he understood it when she first signed to him.

Oh—so you are Veronica’s friend. I heard them talking about you and the others earlier. The girl continued to sign, her smile brimming with joy.

That smile, so extraordinarily bright without any impurity, was so pure it was hard for one not to like it. He walked to her side and asked, “My name is Caleb Shaw. How should I address you?”

I am Abby Wright. She signed him a self-introduction, the smile still on her face. Right at this moment, a plump middle-age woman came stalking in their direction. Her face looked murderous as she pointed at Abby and scolded, “What are you being all wishy-washy for, Abby Wright?! Hurry up and wash these blankets!”

Caleb noticed that the woman was holding a blanket in her arms. Judging from the color alone, he could tell there were at least three blankets Abby had to wash.

It being Christmas aside, it was a freezing cold day where the temperature was more than minus 10 degrees. The villagers could only wash their clothes if they were to break the frozen ice of the reservoir.

And this middle-age woman is actually making such a young girl wash so many clothes and blankets!

Caleb, who has always been a man of few words, couldn’t help but ask, “Shouldn’t you be visiting houses during Christmas? Why are you making her do so much laundry?”

The villagers lived in self-built houses that stood alone. Everyone would usually go door-to-door to offer their wishes on Christmas every year.

In addition, there was a custom of wearing new clothes on Christmas. However, Abby’s aqua coat had probably been washed so many times the color had faded. There were also several patches on it.

Caleb didn’t know that there were still people who wore clothes like this in this time and age.

The woman proceeded to drop the blankets beside Abby before she glared at Caleb and sassed, “Busybody.”

She then pointed at Abby. “Get done with the washing quickly, you hear me?!”

Abby nodded in reply. After that, she glanced at Caleb with a look in her eyes before she lowered her head and continued to do the laundry.

a word as he stood by smoking a cigarette while listening to the sound of

in a big

the first blanket she washed was too thick and heavy; she couldn’t even carry it after it got wet. She suddenly slipped, and she would have fallen into the water

careful,” he reminded her while holding her by her arm. “Are

pale from the shock of almost falling into the water, but she soon turned around and smiled brightly at him while shaking

signed to

soundless greeting somehow made his

the cigarette butt aside and said to her, “I’ll help

The water is too cold. She was in the middle of signing when he had rolled up

was cold, but he only realized that it was piercingly

noticed how pitiful she was with

baffled him how there still was such a

and then smeared some laundry powder on the blanket before she beat it hard with the mallet. Caleb must have been standing too close when she did the chore,

first, but she quickly signed. I am sorry; I didn’t do that on purpose. You… She pointed at the spot he was standing a while ago. It might

his head to look at the foam all on the legs of his trousers,

aside so that he

Caleb waited for her to be done with the washing, as he was worried that she would fall from washing laundry that was too heavy for her. He was about to take

me help you with

put two blankets back on the slabstone, and stumbled away

though the path had turned icy and slippery from all the

lost her footing, and, along

her and pulled her up by the arm. “Are

had fallen out of the basin, which had now been stained with mud. She rather angrily and stubbornly picked up the clothes, turned around,

if she didn’t speak, Caleb felt upset seeing her bring her hands

only pitiful person on earth. He couldn’t possibly

decided to head back to Veronica’s house. The ‘spectators’ had already left