Chapter 1644
Ste shot him a nce, “Go back then. I didn’t ask you toe anyway.”
Keegan was taken aback. Then, he scoffed and retorted, “Do you think I wanted toe here? I just
didn’t want people to gossip!”
He just would not express his true feelings, which was probably why Arthur “bullied” him.
Marshall could not carry out the task at all, so Arthur had to call over some youngers from next door to
help.
With swift and precise movements, they soon castrated over a dozen of piglets. Marshall was stunned
as he asked in a low voice, “Doesn’t this… hurt?”
Arthur paused for a moment before saying, “Why don’t you ask them?”
Marshall was left speechless.
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As Arthur spoke, he grabbed the fattest piglets and asked Ste excitedly, “Ste, how’s this one? Or
you can pick which one you like, and I’ll butcher it for youter.”
The piglet squealed and struggled as its hind legs were being held up. Ste reached out to rescue it
from Arthur’s hand and said in a low voice, “I don’t feel like eating meat. I want to eat the sweet
potatoes you used to roast when I was a child.”
A bright smile suddenly appeared on Arthur’s face. “Okay then. I’ll start a fire to roast them for you.”
Then, he turned to Marshall and said, “Young man, take Ste to freshen up and help me chop some
firewood after youe back.”
“Okay,” Marshall responded, stood up, and said to Ste,” Let’s go.”
The government had constructed some settlement housing in the town. However, the people in
Jorgeville, including Arthur, were too used to living in their own homes, so none of them moved.
The settlement houses had bathrooms with hot water and electricity. After Ste took a shower and
came back out, she saw Marshall talking on the phone.
He immediately covered the mic when he saw hering out, “It’s Trevor. Do you want to speak to
him? I’ll just tell him that you walked away if you don’t.”
Ste wiped away the water on her hair and said in a low voice, “I’ll talk to him.”
Then, Marshall said something to Trevor and passed his phone to Ste.
“Ste, how are you? Are you feeling better now?”
“Yeah,” Ste responded vaguely before saying, “Trevor, I’m sorry for making you all worry about me.”
Trevor heaved a sigh of relief after hearing her speak normally, “It’s okay… It’s okay. I’m d that
you’re fine now.” He paused before asking again, “When are youing back? n
“After two more days, probably. I haven’t seen Great Grandpa for a long time. I want to spend some
time with him before I go back. Are there any… updates on your end?”
Trevor understood that she was asking about Keegan.
He said after a long pause, “Not for now.” He was worried that Ste would get sad, so he added,
“Perhaps he was rescued by someone else, as you said. He did not fall into the sea, and it was
impossible for him to just disappear like that. I’ve sent Xavier to the hospital to check. I’ll let you know
once there are any updates. Also, please apologize to Marshall for me. I need to thank him for finding
you.”
“Okay,” Ste said before hanging up. Then, she turned to Marshall, and it was only then she realized
that there was a faint bruise at the corner of his left lip.
Ste immediately figured out what happened. She returned the phone to Marshall and said softly, “Mr.
Moore, please don’t take what I said on the mountaintop yesterday personally. I wasn’t in my right mind
at that time. Also, my brother was just too worried about me, and I apologize for what he did to you.
Also, thank you for everything that you’ve done for me.”
“Ste,” Marshall lowered his gaze and spoke in a low voice, “If you’re thanking me on behalf of
Keegan, it’s totally unnecessary. He’s my friend, and it’s only right for me to help. However, if you’re
thanking me personally, it’ll be even more unnecessary.” He spoke as he lifted his gaze, and his hidden
emotions shone through, “Because I’m willing to do all those things for you.”