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…”

difficult to talk through the tent, and others might

even though they were separated by only the thin fabric of the tent,

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

briefly catching sight of a crumpled piece of white paper on the ground next to a small plastic bag that was filled to the brim. Concerned about overstepping, he quickly averted his

smile, simply lowered her gaze and responded, “I’m perfectly fine, nothing’s wrong. You should go

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

Lysander took a deep breath and resignedly accepted the

nearby cozy tent and suggested in a subdued tone, “Michelle hasn’t gone to sleep yet. I’m afraid she might overhear our conversation here. Can we talk

unavoidable, yet the campsite offered no other cover,

Josiah, showing respect for her space, stooped to enter but sat just inside the flap, careful not to invade further.

“The tents nowadays are made too small, aren’t they? They’re

do this. We

today,” Lysander

no need for formalities at

inquired about her

concerned that her younger sister might have gone to

“She probably hasn’t noticed anything unusual. She only heard you crying and

responsibility Josiah felt was becoming increasingly

seem like she’s slept at all,” he

was likely still awake and possibly distracted by her phone. Her voice grew

softly. “That’s not a bad idea. With a light on, at least we’d know where your sister is. We wouldn’t have to worry about her coming over unexpectedly because she’s concerned

her attention still

corners of her eyes and asked, “I remember when you 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

Josiah’s mind, causing him a sharp

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