Chapter 299
“I’m fine.” She replied. “Didn’t Dr. West say it’s healing quickly?”
She thought, ‘With his careful attention, how could it not heal fat?
She sighed helplessly, thinking about how Kenneth had carried her all the way from the underground parking lot to upstairs.
In the lobby, they came across a little girl around four or five years old. As the elevator doors closed, she clearly heard the girl ask her mom loudly, “Is that lady inconvenient? So sad!”
She was speechless but had already gotten used to it.
Kenneth raised an eyebrow. “What? Annoyed?”
“Not at all.” Ophelia leaned over, wrapped her arms around Kenneth’s neck, and gave him a soft kiss on the cheek, her eyes. like a captivating galaxy.
Looking at Ophelia so close to him, Kenneth’s Adam’s apple moved up and down, and he pulled her in for a kiss. He deepened the kiss bit by bit.
“Stop… I’m hungry…” Ophelia quickly used the pause to put out the fire he had started.
Kenneth looked at her and lightly bit her lower lip to release his frustration. He adjusted his gold–rimmed glasses and asked, What do you want to eat? I’ll have it delivered.”
Suddenly asked like that, Ophelia wasn’t sure what she wanted to eat. “Why don’t we go check out the hotel’s restaurant and try some local specialties?”
“Okay.” Kenneth agreed.
Just as they were about to go downstairs, Ray appeared at their door, pushing a wheelchair.
Seeing the wheelchair, Ophelia raised an eyebrow, surprised he actually brought it.
Kenneth took the wheelchair from Ray, giving her a look that said, “Get in.” Ophelia could only sit down obediently, feeling resigned.
After all, she promised Kenneth she would follow his lead. If she didn’t sit in the wheelchair, he’d probably end up carrying her again. She didn’t want to attract that much attention.
As they reached the elevator, she glanced at the guild members watching over the hallway.
She said, “Why don’t we all go to the restaurant together? Anyway, all our stuff is in the car, and there’s nothing to guard in the room. The sooner we eat, the sooner we can come back and rest.”
Everyone was quite tired today. “Thank you, Mrs. Sinclair.” The group respectfully nodded to Ophelia.
There was no intention of consulting Kenneth any further. After all, Kenneth would listen to Ophelia anyway.
The group arrived at the third–floor restaurant. It was the peak of the summer tourist season, and Golten, being a major transportation hub near a famous historic city, attracted many travelers looking to take a break.
It was dinner time, and the restaurant was quite crowded.
Their outfits were nothing like the uniform black gear worn in the guild. Instead, they wore simple T–shirts and shorts, blending in effortlessly with the other tourists.
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On a hot summer day. Eric tied his long hair into a wolf tail at the back of his head, revealing + handsome and digely awkward teenage face.
He Burrowed his brows a little, unsure of how to handle the two girls in front of him. He thought, Shendet will he
His innocent eyes made the girls‘ hearts flutter with excitement,
Just as he was unsure how to kill someone in public, Ray’s rougs and reached over, grabbed him by the back of his collar and pulled him away from between the girls.
“Hey kid, don’t get into a relationship too early?” Caleb’s voice was rough, like a dad advising his son.
The girls left reluctantly after seeing Ray, with his intimidating beard, standing beside Eric, Eric let out a sigh of relief
Ray asked, “What? Never had a girl ask for your number before?
Noticing Eric was staying quiet. Ray handed him a tray and a rack, giving a quick glance at the boy next to him. “Upset because I interrupted your flirting?”
“No.” He was just thinking about how he would kill those two people in that situation.
“You’re at the age where dating makes sense. Once you’ve made enough money, you can find a nice girl and senle down.
Eric casually picked up a tray, selecting some of his favorite foods, mostly meat and desserts.
When he returned to the table with his food, he suddenly looked up and seriously asked Ray in front of him. “So after you retire, are you going to settle down with a girl?”
Ray took a sip of beer and nearly choked on Eric’s words. “What would I do that for? At my age, I’m already used to being alone. Having someone else around to boss me might just be a hassle.”
“Is settling down with a girl about having someone boss you around? Eric asked, puzzled.
“No”
“Then what does it mean to live life?*
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Ray paused, holding hits fork still, picked up a side dish, and thought about the question. “Settling down… it’s two people being together every day, tolerating each other, making compromises, sometimes arguing but never splitting up.
Ray thought, “That should be what settling down is about, right?
“Then aren’t we settling down with each other?”
Ray was genuinely choked this time from a mouthful of beer. Meeting Eric’s serious gaze, he wanted to scold him but swallowed his words.
Helplessly, he tapped Eric’s head across from him with his fork. You really don’t understand! Oh well, you’re still young! But in the future, if you have the choice, you can live the life you love.”
“I really like the life I have now.”
“That’s because you haven’t experienced any other life!” Ray said, suddenly feeling his heart tighten as if squeezed by an invisible hand, creating deep furrows between his brows.
If he hadn’t been fighting alongside his adoptive father since he was young, if he had grown up in a more normal life, he might have wonderful dreams for the future. Instead of being easily satisfied.
Ray sighed, Hurry up and eat. It’s our turn to be on watch later tonight. Eat more.”
“Okay.”
