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…”

unzip the tent. It’s difficult to talk through the

and even though they were separated by only the thin fabric of the tent, Lysander struggled to

inside, poking her head out to ask, “You’ve been busy all day, aren’t you tired? I’m fine, you should go back and get

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simply lowered her gaze and responded, “I’m perfectly

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

a deep breath and

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

the proximity was unavoidable, yet the campsite offered no other cover, and even a

space, stooped to enter but sat just inside the flap, careful not to invade further. Given his tall frame, the tent was undeniably cramped for him.

tents nowadays are made too small, aren’t they? They’re certainly

the inconvenience. “After all, this is probably the only time we’ll do this. We won’t have many more

today,” Lysander acknowledged.

at this hour,”

her sister, “Where is Michelle?”

outside the tent, concerned that her younger sister might have

hasn’t noticed anything unusual. She only heard you crying and is just worried that I might have been

felt

she’s slept at all,” he

visible outside, suspecting Michelle was likely still awake and possibly distracted

idea. With a light on, at least we’d know where your sister is. We wouldn’t

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

and asked, “I remember when you saw the Milky Way, you seemed

lost her composure without significant reason. The drastic change

momentarily crossed Josiah’s mind, causing

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