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…”

difficult to talk through

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

she finally relented and unzipped the tent from the inside, poking her head out to ask, “You’ve

inside, his eyes briefly catching sight of a crumpled piece of white paper on the ground next to a small plastic bag that was filled to the brim. Concerned about overstepping, he quickly averted

unable to summon even a forced smile, simply lowered her gaze and responded, “I’m perfectly fine,

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

a deep breath and resignedly accepted the situation

suggested in a subdued tone, “Michelle hasn’t gone to sleep yet. I’m afraid she might overhear our

tight. When two people entered, the proximity was unavoidable, yet the campsite

stooped to enter

“The tents nowadays are made too small, aren’t they? They’re certainly not built

seemed unperturbed by the inconvenience. “After all, this is probably the only time we’ll do this.

worked hard today,” Lysander acknowledged.

at this

inquired about her sister,

that her younger sister might have

you crying and is just

of responsibility Josiah felt was

slept at all,” he observed.

outside, suspecting Michelle was likely still awake and possibly distracted by her phone. Her voice

we’d know where your sister is. We

gave a slight nod, her attention still fixed on

remember when you saw the Milky Way, you seemed to

her composure without significant reason. The drastic change

momentarily crossed Josiah’s mind, causing him a sharp

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