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

and even though they were separated by only the thin fabric of the tent, Lysander struggled to hear Josiah’s words clearly. His voice

unzipped the tent from the inside, poking her head out to ask, “You’ve been busy all day, aren’t you tired? I’m fine, you should go back and get some sleep.”

small plastic bag that was filled to the brim. Concerned about overstepping, he quickly

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

she was merely putting on a brave front. His voice was low as he responded, “We’re now people who share a secret. There’s no need to put

look, Lysander took a deep breath and

he noticed the light coming from the nearby cozy tent and suggested in a subdued tone, “Michelle hasn’t gone to

proximity was unavoidable, yet the campsite offered no other cover, and even a moderately raised voice might

the tent. Josiah, showing respect for her space, stooped to enter but sat just inside the flap, careful

tents nowadays are made too small, aren’t they? They’re certainly not built

seemed unperturbed by the inconvenience. “After all, this is probably the only time we’ll do this. We

today,” Lysander

for formalities at

inquired about her sister,

younger sister might have gone to seek their parents

quickly reassured her, “She probably hasn’t noticed anything unusual. She only heard you crying and is just worried that

of responsibility Josiah felt was

seem like she’s slept at all,”

outside, suspecting Michelle was likely still awake and possibly distracted by her phone. Her voice grew even softer.

With a light on, at least we’d know where your sister

nod, her attention still fixed

eyes and asked, “I remember when you saw the

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 as….

lost child momentarily crossed Josiah’s mind, causing him a sharp pang

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