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.

“Would you like to join

to spend time with him in the

to. Let’s work on the piece

his pile to her. “You

several minutes of occupied puzzle-solving to settle in before speaking again. “Wilbur, do you recall

jumped slightly at the question before nodding like a nervous hen

me where we’ve been?” Hopefully, I’ll be

about to answer when he heard footsteps from outside his door. “Oh, many places,” he

prompted. “Can you remember

knew that the owner of the footsteps was standing outside his door from the abrupt silence. “I’ve soared 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 fight a tiger.

be replaced by a

clapped his hands. “Oh, I’ve also explored

“Be reasonable. How is it

as though it was the

getting nowhere. Undeterred, she attempted another

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