There was a large piece of grassland behind the Patel Island. Following the prison guard, Abby and Sasha got out and were tasked to remove weeds using the tools they were given. After they worked hard for a long time, it was almost noon. The sun shone brightly above the almost cloudless sky. As Abby threw the weeds into the basket, beads of sweat trickled down from her forehead. She tried to wipe them off as she looked up in the sky.

Then, she felt that her sight was a little blurry due to the extreme heat. She hadn’t eaten much these days. Hence, she felt weak and tired after doing such tedious labor. At the same time, the prison guard instantly noticed the pale look on her face. He remembered that his superior specially told him before to take special attention of Abby. Therefore, when he saw her condition, he immediately gave her a bottle of water.

“If you can’t stand the heat, drink some water first and take a break.” The prison guard carefully observed her as he spoke. Abby was thin, short, and plain-looking. She didn’t look like a big shot at all. However, his superior clearly reiterated that he should take good care of her. In fact, whenever she needed anything, he was to give it to her. While the prison guard was lost in his thoughts, Abby’s words brought him back to his senses.

Not far away from them, Sasha stood up and decided to find a cool place to take a rest. After all, the heat was also killing her. That was when she caught a glimpse of the prison guard and Abby, who seemed to be talking and laughing. “You’re welcome. You can continue working when you feel better. Don’t worry.

“Mr. Warren.” With a gleam in her eyes, Sasha walked up to the prison guard. “What’s wrong?” Sherwood Warren, the prison guard, instantly changed his demeanor. Sasha wiped the sweat on

life! You will just rest if I say so! No. 1618, bend your knees and go back to work now!” Sasha’s face turned pale, startled

me? That bastard! Sasha’s eyes were filled with hatred, thinking that

actually rest during work hours. He was already making an exception to let Abby take a break, so he hesitated to grant

here for five more minutes while I go to the bathroom first.” “Thank you, Mr. Warren.” Sherwood nodded and left after he called a colleague to temporarily replace his post. After Sherwood was out of sight, Abby quickly handed the bottle of water in her hand to Sasha. “Here. Drink some water and have a rest.” “I don’t need your..” Sasha raised her voice and wanted to shake off Abby’s hand. But words stopped coming out of her mouth when an idea

“Nothing. Never mind.” Suppressing her anger, Sasha forced a smile. “Abby, I saw earlier that there’s a slope over there. The area looks cooler. How about we go weed there later? I know that you haven’t eaten well these past few

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