Chapter 37
Balch adjusted his glasses, squinting slightly to look at the woman in front of him.
The bright headlights illuminated her face. Her smile was still brilliant, but her eyes had lost their usual sparkle. Balch reached out, steadying her by the arrn, feeling her chill through her thin clothing
Quickh he shed his formal jacket and draped it over Seraphina’s shoulders, whispering, “It’s a bit chilly. You’re not dressed warmly enough”
“Really?” Seraphina tilted her head slightly. “I don’t feel it ”
Balch looked at her, slowly saying “Are you okay?”
Tm fine” Semphina shrugged off his jacket and handed it back to him, “I’m good!”
Balch eyed her but didn’t take the jacket Seraphina stuffed it into his arms before turning to leave
of hurried movements, she suddenly stopped. The next moment, she swayed, almost falling into Balch’s arms.
immediately steadied her, but Seraphina insisted on standing up
day” Balch said, “Don’t push yourself too hard”
letting out a soft
is really low. Why don’t you come over to
head to look at
saw her smile, worried she might have misunderstood something, but didn’t know how to clarify. All he could do
cozy and full of life. Neat and warm like there was a housewife
who had been dead for two years, Janetta, gave Seraphina
seeing her shiver, said, “I’ll show you to the
Balch briefly introduced the room, he left. Seraphina watched his
of a woman who had been dead for two years still filled the
deep breath and followed Balch
after the bath, she was only wrapped in a white towel, her long
door and
room waiting. Hearing her, he lifted his head, and was taken aback when he saw
walked straight to him and sat down, “Mr. Lawson, would you like to get straight to it, or do we chit–chat first?”
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