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…”

talk through the tent, and others might

they were separated by only the thin fabric of the tent, Lysander struggled to hear Josiah’s words clearly. His voice wasn’t particularly quiet

silence, she finally relented and unzipped the tent from the inside, poking her head out to ask,

catching sight of a crumpled piece of white paper on the ground next to a small plastic bag that

her gaze and responded, “I’m perfectly fine, nothing’s

merely putting on a brave front. His voice was low as he responded, “We’re now people who share a secret. There’s

deep breath and resignedly

before. Glancing around, he noticed the light coming from the nearby cozy tent and suggested in a subdued tone, “Michelle hasn’t gone to sleep yet.

tent were admittedly tight. When two people entered, the proximity was unavoidable, yet the campsite offered

to make room at the entrance of the tent. Josiah, showing respect for her space, stooped to enter but sat just inside the flap, careful not to invade further. Given his tall frame, the tent was undeniably

Lysander commented, “The tents nowadays are made too small, aren’t

“After all, this is probably the only time we’ll do this. We won’t have many more opportunities to sleep in a tent in

worked hard today,”

for formalities at this

her sister, “Where is Michelle?”

her younger sister might have gone to seek their

you crying and is

Josiah felt was becoming

seem like she’s slept at all,”

suspecting Michelle was likely still awake

a light on, at least we’d know where your sister is. We wouldn’t have to worry about her coming over unexpectedly because she’s concerned about

nod, her attention still fixed on the flickering light outside.

of her eyes and asked, “I remember when you saw the Milky Way, you seemed to have calmed down,

significant reason. The drastic change in

of their lost child momentarily crossed Josiah’s mind, causing him

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