, and Jason held his breath

d looked at Carroll plea

t that he didn't care abou

ted his sharp gaze away fro

a daze. "Car

it was inappropriate to call Carroll by

furrowed his eyebrows slightly, s

so why should I?" I rep

t smile appeared

ings on the table and said,

puzzled but unable to resist

f offerings and slowly

la was s

an the playground in my prima

ple, but every detail sho

e first time seeing such a luxurious house.

, I bumped into Carro

the

h almost fell for the collision, in m

s is the kind of house I

n daughter?" Carroll asked, sounding more sar

't know what to

e third floor right then,

oor. Carroll pointed to a sofa beside the bed an

lept in my uncle's warehouse, so a b

irst time I spent m

mbered what

as the owner

Carroll's

nt to sleep wi

llar instinctive

y chest and then teased, "I'

ild?

roll's gaze an

k like a child who had snuck

look like

Car

d Jason's voice called out. Jason

on a small table next to the sofa and then said res

dded and said to me

ed cold, but

and grandma called me

t would be a waste

, I would marry the foo

warmest words I had ever hear

e door. I summoned up my co

ed, turned around, and ask

d, tha

aid, "Thank you for you

then asked with a frown, "Di

the Smith family. If the Smith family didn't get me out of my village with 200 thousand

When I came to my senses, I fo

ly, I s

bed and draped it over me. With

, I took one piece of cak

so de

oll got angry, but he

akes and draped a

gave m

ught in mind,

have a

with the countrysid

me where C

ound me and felt the warm

a bad idea to

I wrapped myself in the blank

on the bed wh

carry me o

ilt above me, I w

palm when I put on my sh

anymore. That feeling

ber the deal with Car

ow what to

would im

lot of noise

hap

is question. I found the eleva

room was

oken trays were scat

ll

rroll rise

was in a

t part of Ca

supposed

l-dressed Old Madame Brown. "Madam, where have you

eproac

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continued, "This is Old Madame B

her chin slightly and

t smile. "Good mornin

you he

ded me of my grandmother, who

ow what happened. I fell asleep last night. Suddenly, I saw a