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 the tent, and others

the thin fabric

ask, “You’ve been busy

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

to summon even a forced smile, simply lowered her gaze and responded, “I’m perfectly fine, nothing’s

suspecting that she was merely putting on a brave front. His voice was low as he responded, “We’re now people who share a secret. There’s no need to

a deep breath and resignedly accepted the

even more distressed than 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.

When two people entered, the proximity was unavoidable, yet the campsite offered no

showing respect for her space, stooped to enter but sat just inside the flap, careful not to

made too small, aren’t they? They’re certainly not built with

do

hard today,”

at this hour,” Josiah

then inquired about her sister, “Where is

instinctively glanced outside the tent, concerned that her younger sister

She only heard you crying and is just worried that

Josiah felt was becoming

doesn’t seem like she’s slept at all,”

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

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

her attention still fixed on the flickering light

lingering tear stains in the corners of her eyes and asked, “I remember when you saw the Milky Way, you seemed to

rarely lost her composure without significant reason. The drastic change in her demeanor

lost child momentarily crossed Josiah’s mind,

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