Chapter 2042 All The Places We Know

“I came to check in on you. What are you doing?” Maya stole a glance behind him and frowned. Things of all nature were strewn on his bedroom floor in a haphazard way that even she did not approve of.

Wilbur used to have an obsessive-compulsive disorder. He must be in a really bad shape for letting his room get to this state. Poor guy! Wilbur gazed placidly back at her. “I’m playing. What are you doing here?”

“Let’s take a break and have a chat instead?” “No! I don’t want to talk to annoying people.” Maya was not offended at all. “That’s fine. Maybe we can play a game?”

Wilbur’s interest perked up at once though he tried hard to conceal his curiosity. “What kind of game?” Maya’s eyes twinkled mysteriously. “Let me in and I’ll tell you.”

After a moment’s hesitation, Wilbur nodded and stood aside.

She sighed as inconspicuously as she could at the sight of the unfinished jigsaw puzzle on the floor.

What is this? “Suitable for ages three to seven?” This is too childish even for Joy and Zayden!

“Were you putting together a jigsaw puzzle?” Maya asked with feigned interest.

you like to

since it provided her with the opportunity to spend

to. Let’s work on the

carpet, Wilbur pushed half of his pile to her. “You work on these. We’re not having dinner

allowed several minutes of occupied puzzle-solving to settle in before speaking again. “Wilbur, do you recall any of the places we’ve been

before nodding like a nervous hen pecking for

don’t you?” Her eyes gleamed expectantly. “Could you tell me where we’ve been?” Hopefully,

heard footsteps from outside his door. “Oh,

as?” she prompted. “Can

to the skies to catch some birds,” he recited with a convincing imitation of a simpleton. “I’ve been to the ocean and swam after turtles; I’ve scaled a mountain to

only to be replaced

gave an excited shout as he clapped his hands.

it

earnest, as though it was the gospel

if she was getting nowhere. Undeterred, she attempted

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