Chapter 623 Can We Talk Inside.

At that time, Josiah was entirely committed to Lysander’s well–being, treating her with such careful attention as though she were something precious and fragile. He wouldn’t dream of causing her any upset.

Michelle’s features softened slightly as she responded, “All right, then I’ll go back and check on her.”

“No need, I’ll go. You should head back to sleep. If your sister sees you up this late, she’ll surely worry. I’ll go check on her.” Josiah’s offer came from a place of deep consideration for both sisters‘ well–being.

He was indeed aware of the unusual behavior exhibited by Lysander lately, yet found himself unable to tell Michelle the truth.

Michelle, placing a significant amount of trust in him, nodded and began to retreat. However, she couldn’t help but glance back every few steps, her movements betraying her lingering unease.

Lysander’s tent was directly across from Josiah’s. He approached quietly, crouching at first, hesitating as he listened intently by the side of her tent. Confirming that the soft sounds of crying were still audible, he tentatively tapped on the fabric of the tent

The noise inside stopped abruptly.

A moment later. Lysander queried tentatively, “Who’s there?”

Josiah replied with a gentle exhale, “It’s me.”

“Is there something you need?”

Josiah explained his presence, “Your sister heard you crying and got a bit worried about you, so she sent me to check on you.”

Lysander seemed surprised. “Michelle heard me?”

“Yeah.

“Then did she…”

the tent. It’s difficult to talk through the tent, and others might

were separated by only the thin fabric of the tent, Lysander struggled to hear

head out to ask, “You’ve been busy all day, aren’t you tired? I’m fine, you should go back and

on the ground next to a small plastic bag that was filled to the brim. Concerned about overstepping, he quickly averted his

gaze and responded, “I’m perfectly fine, nothing’s wrong. You should

merely putting on a brave front. His voice was low as he responded, “We’re now people who share

Lysander took a deep breath

see she looked even more distressed than before. Glancing around, he noticed the light coming from the nearby cozy tent and suggested in a subdued tone, “Michelle hasn’t gone to sleep yet. I’m afraid

admittedly tight. When two people entered, the proximity was unavoidable, yet the campsite offered no other

to enter but sat just inside the flap,

his discomfort, Lysander commented, “The tents nowadays are made too small,

we’ll do

today,”

no need for formalities at this hour,” Josiah

about her

that her younger sister might have gone to seek their parents

only heard you crying and is just worried

burden of responsibility Josiah felt was becoming increasingly

she’s slept

suspecting Michelle was likely still awake and possibly distracted by her phone. Her

bad idea. With a light on, at least we’d know where your sister is.

a slight nod, her attention still fixed on the flickering

saw the Milky Way, you seemed to have

remembered Lysander as someone who rarely lost her composure without significant reason. The drastic change in her demeanor suggested she had experienced something profoundly upsetting, possibly something as distressing

memory of their lost child momentarily crossed Josiah’s mind, causing him a sharp

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