Huston least wanted to hear Cathy say these things, so he interrupted in a low voice, “I understand.”

“Then… are you coming back?”

“Mm.”

Cathy breathed a sigh of relief. “That’s good. I’ll make dumplings and wait for you to come back!”

After hanging up the phone, Huston parked the car in a temporary parking space by the roadside, feeling restless. He lit a cigarette and rolled down the car window halfway.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to go back; it was just that no one in his family understood him. They only knew he was busy but didn’t know what he was busy with. Moreover, going to the old house for dinner with Cathy would inevitably involve the man she had remarried. It’s not that he disliked him, but he didn’t know how to interact with him.

awkward. It wasn’t the gaze of a younger generation or a son but rather the gaze

but he was still

heard Cathy say those things, he

he had been accustomed to being alone. Since graduating from high school, he hadn’t asked his family for a single penny. He took care of everything himself, and it

Just go then.

climbed stairs like this in an old building before. He panted as he climbed, struggling. Finally, they reached the fourth floor, but Evelyn. stood at the door and hesitated

Mama had been acting strange recently, always zoning out, and her movements were particularly sluggish, unlike when they were in Eoland.

anxious instructions, “Lucas, when we see them later, remember to call out to Grandma and Grandpa. No matter what happens, you need to know that Grandma and Grandpa love Mama the most, and they love you the

said this, but he tried hard to understand and nodded,

gritted teeth, Evelyn raised her hand and pressed the

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side. Her heart rose to her throat, and it didn’t subside until the door was

muttered, “Coming, coming,”

hair five years ago now had a head full of white hair. Although the family had never been wealthy, they had never struggled for food and clothing, but Lucy showed no signs of improvement or vitality. She looked like she had aged over ten years, even her eyes

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