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From a distance, Lysander observed the handprints on his clothes, a rare sight of disarray about <b>him</b><b>.</b>
Josiah seemed to sense her gaze on him, and just then, he turned his head to look at her. Their eyes met briefly before parting as he took two <b>steps </b>forward, and then, unexpectedly, he broke into a relieved smile.
“Yes,” he answered.
ine, noticing Josiah’s refined attire and extraordinary demeanor, quickly realized he was no ordinary man. ine then hurriedly approached, saying to the children first, “All right. Let’s not crowd around here anymore. You’re blocking the road.”
The children were very obedient to <b>ine’s </b>words, and they immediately dispersed like a flock of birds
<b>scattering</b>
ine asked Josiah somewhat nervously, “I am the vige chief. May I ask what brings you here?
“Hello,” Josiah responded in a friendly manner. “I’m here to… Oh! I was entrusted by Central Hospital of Harborbrook to deliver a batch of medical supplies to the health center.”
After he finished speaking, he moved through the crowd, his gazending directly on Lysander. His eyes were filled with an unspeakable longing and concern. He didn’t smile until he’d taken in her whole appearance, ensuring she was safe and healthy.
Lysander appeared slightly tannedpared to before, but she seemed to be in good spirits, which put
him at ease<b>.</b>
ine followed his gaze, initially taken aback, then understanding dawned on him. These two are acquaintances!
ine then said with a chuckle, “So, you’re looking for Dr. Thorne.”
The observing vigers‘ gaze toward Josiah turned especially friendly when they heard those words.
Josiah didn’t deny it. He simply offered a slight smile and said, “This time, I brought over somemon medication for treating colds and fevers. If you need anything else in the future, you can contact Central Hospital, <b>and </b>they’ll arrange for someone to deliver it.”
The vige was not easily essible, and the funds for the health center were perennially insufficient. Therefore, they had issues when it came to buying essential medicines.
Upon hearing this, ine expressed his gratitude profusely, saying, “Oh, my! Thank you! It must have been Dr. Thorne who arranged this, right? Dr. Thorne, I really can’t thank you enough…”
Josiah voluntarily opened the trunk of the SUV, revealing plenty of medical kits. He said. “The road ahead is simply impassable for vehicles. Do you have something like a cart I could borrow?”
“Absolutely!” ine, upon seeing the substantial amount of medicine he was about to receive, could hardly contain his joy. His eyes/sparkled with delight as he hurriedly called upon the vigers to fetch the
carts.
Josiah removed his suit jacket and tossed it back onto the driver’s seat, ready to roll up his shirt sleeves and lend a <b>hand</b>. However, ine stopped him.
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ine warmly held onto him, expressing his gratitude, saying, “I can’t thank you enough. This is the only health center left open in our vige, and we’re always running out of medicine. Usually, when someone has a fever, the doctors have to ration the medicine. But now, we <b>have </b>enough for a while. May I know your surname?”
A bit taken aback by ine’s enthusiasm, Josiah shook hands with him and said, “My surname is Guerra. There’s no need for formalities, Just call me Jose.”
The plea in his eyes <b>once </b><b>again </b>sought out Lysander in the distance.
Earlier, Lysander had already experienced being surrounded by enthusiastic vigers once before. Seeing that he had also felt it, she simply smiled knowingly, <b>as </b>if she hadn’t noticed, and turned around to help the vigers with their medicines.
Upon seeing that Lysander <b>had </b>not left, Josiah remained by the car, continuing to listen as ine showered him <b>with </bpliments. He was almost embarrassed by the extent of the praise.
“I should still call you Mr. Guerra. Mr. Guerra, it’s bing increasingly rare to find responsiblepanies like yours these days. We’ve had quite a few peoplee to our vige under the guise of charity<b>, </b>promising to donate medicine. They made a show of it for the <b>cameras</b>, made it onto the television, and then they disappeared without a trace.”
ine spoke about those who only knew how to put on a show. He couldn’t help but sigh and say, “If only there were a few more people like you who are willing to get things done…”
Josiah found himself the recipient of several high praises in a row, his emotions mirroring those of Lysander when she was thanked, inexplicably feeling a bit undeserving. The help he provided wasn’t a big deal to him, <b>so </b><b>he </b>never expected such profuse gratitude from others.
Once the adults had all gone to help move the medicine, the children who had previously been shooed away by ine curiously gathered around again.
Josiah told ine that he needed to grab something. He then returned to the driver’s seat. When he came back, he was holding a box of choctes.
“I didn’t bring much in the way of snacks, just some chocte that I can share. Consider it a little wee gift.” As Josiah <b>spoke</b>, he unwrapped the packaging and handed out a piece to each of the children present.
The children lined up cheerfully to receive their choctes. They then thanked Josiah politely by addressing him the same way they did before.
ine, with a stern expression, instructed, “Hey! It’s ‘Sir‘ for you kids!”
The children immediately giggled and promptly started addressing Josiah the way they were told to.
After <b>Josiah </b>missed his chance to be a father, he developed a fondness for children, treating them with great affection. It wasn’t until he had distributed choctes to thest child that he finally straightened his stooped <b>back</b>. As for thest piece left in the box, he quietly slipped it into his pocket.
After the parents returned from picking up the medicine, they saw the children happily eating chocte. While delighted, they didn’t forget to ask, “Did you say thank you?”
The children<b>, </b>with chocte in their mouths, nodded in <b>unison</b>.
Josiah watched the peaceful scene unfold before him, <b>suddenly </b>understanding why Lysander chose to stay
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there. After responding <b>to </b>everyone’s gratitude with a smile, he finally headed in Lysander’s direction.
After Lysander had finished helping everyone sort <b>and </b>ce the medicines<b>, </b>she saw him approaching. Keeping things strictly professional, she said, “Thank you for your donation. These medicines must have <b>cost </b><b>a </b>pretty penny.”
Josiah remained silent. His gaze on Lysander was even softer than when the crowd had separated them earlier. He then handed over the chocte, saying, “I saved this for you.”
Lysander took it and gave it a look.Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!
She didn’t recognize the brand.
It seemed that the text above <b>was </b>in lugrean.
Upon waking up in the morning. Lysander had been incredibly busy, not even having a moment to take a sip of water. Seeing that he could tell that was the case, she immediately unwrapped the chocte and began to eat.
After scrutinizing her seemingly unchanged face since theirst meeting, Josiah said, “<b>It </b>seems you’ve been doing well here these past few days.
Lysander nodded. “It’s decent and quite fulfilling
“Okay.” Josiah then exined, “I know you didn’t want me toe and wanted some time alone, but I couldn’t help worrying. Apart from me, the elders at home are also concerned. Hence, I waited for more than ten days beforeing.”
Lysander, with chocte in her mouth, couldn’t speak. She simply gave a faint nod
After noticing that their conversati
seemed to have ended, ine took the initiative to approach them. “Mr. Guerra, it must have been a long journey for you. You must have set out early in the morning, right? Since our vige doesn’t <b>have </b>any sort of hostel, why don’t youe to my ce to rest first?”
In their culture, only the most esteemed guests were invited to their homes upon first meeting.
After expressing gratitude for ine’s kindness, Josiah gently declined, saying, “I think I’ll head over to Dr. Thorne’s ce. There are some things I’d like to discuss with her.”
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