Sweet Twins

"Don't bother with it. If you really liked it, we can come back tomorrow." Charles knew nothing about packing unfinished food because he never did it before. But it didn't mean that he liked wasting food.

If he treated the woman he loved to a meal, he'd feel uncomfortable if he still had to pack unfinished food.

"But that's worth 30,000," Nancy said feeling sorry for the unfinished food.

"Well, it's just 30,000. Let's go," Charles said gently with a smile as he held her hand.

"You really are a child from a rich family so you've never developed the proper concept of valuing money. If you have experienced being poor, you'd understand what I mean and you wouldn't say that," Nancy explained with a hint of self-pity.

Her eyes suddenly looked sad as if she remembered a painful time in her life. If he only knew that she was in so much despair before. When she badly needed money to get treatment, but no help was in sight. If only he experienced the same thing as she did, would he still be willing to spend thirty thousand for a meal?

"So, you've experienced being poor before? Tell me about it, then," Charles said gently. He truly wanted to know more about her, but he also didn't want to make her feel pressured to reveal her past to him.

And when he saw a bitter smile on her lips, he felt like it was what he expected to see.

"Well, let bygones be bygones."

But her words immediately quashed his curiosity, and he felt uncomfortable about it.

He decided to let it pass and thought for a while. He then turned to Nancy with a meaningful look in his eyes. "Nancy, I know your mother is in the sanatorium. Since we have nothing to do this afternoon, we can go and visit her together this afternoon instead. What do you think?"

Since she got back, she'd become so busy with work and her children patients that she rarely had the time to visit her mother. "I'd like that. Thank you," she replied gently to Charles as she nodded.

"It's nothing," Charles replied back with a smile.

They drove out and eventually arrived at the sanatorium.

It was an old and poorly-maintained sanatorium. The paint was chipping off the walls and dried up vines were scattered here and there.

"This place... ...doesn't look too good," Charles commented as he looked around the sanatorium grounds and the building.

"You're right. I'm planning to move mom to a better sanatorium. I haven't set anything up yet but Doris and I are already looking for one."

has been in this sanatorium for ten years. And since

he had been engaged

Charles, but..." Nancy started to say while she blushed, but Charles interrupted

really not a big deal,"

was narrow. Nancy stepped aside after they entered and made a welcoming gesture. He smiled and

difficult or dangerous that would happen to him, he would always be

I rely on him?' Nancy wondered,

and stretched out his hand to Nancy

see Nancy staring blankly

these stares much importance in the past. But this time, he was secretly pleased by the fact that Nancy was looking

well enough?" Charles

nothing there to look at." Nancy was flustered, but readily held out her hand to his

A grip that felt reassuring

in her hand made her heart beat faster. She turned to him and he had a mysteriously charming smile

good at flirting with women!' Nancy

soon arrived at the door of room number eight on the second floor. She suddenly had second thoughts of letting Charles into the room. She was suddenly

hesitated but

slightly tightened his grip on her hand and made her feel that he was always

Mom can't express clearly, anyway,'

door with her hand

a smile. She was visibly

Is there something wrong?" Charles

T-That's not what I meant. I don't..." Nothing coherent came out of the nurse's mouth as she was

You can continue with your work. I haven't visited often lately, and you must be tired taking care of my mother,"

You really don't have to do this,"

it," Charles said

much!" The nurse took the money and immediately went out

But Jade sounded clearly. When she saw that her daughter walked into the room hand in hand with a man, she immediately guessed that they must be in a

to tell her daughter, but, unfortunately, she couldn't say

"Mother, I know what you want to ask. He is my friend. He's been a good friend to me.