After hearing one too many sighs from Raegan, Annis gazed at Raegan and asked, âMiss, do you want to go out?â
Raegan hesitated before shaking her head.
âIt doesnât matter.
My brother doesnât allow me to go out.
â
Annis stared at Raegan intently.
She could tell Raegan wanted to go out, her destination a mystery.
After some thought, Annis suggested, âI guess a quick return from delivering the porridge you had cooked wouldnât harm.
Just make sure to make it quick.
Victor was invited to come in for dinner just now.
â
Reagan was hesitant.
This wasnât the first time Erick got angry because of Mitchel.
Annis read the reason for Raeganâs hesitation correctly.
âIf your brother comes back before you, Iâll cover for you.
Iâll just tell him that you arenât feeling well and went to sleep early.
â
Annis pushed Raegan toward the door, a note of urgency in her voice as she handed Raegan a thermos.
âGo quickly and come back soon.
â
âOkay.
Thank you, Annis.
â
Raeganâs face lit up as she made for the garage with the thermos in hand.
However, the next moment, as if on cue, Erick stepped out from his car.
Panic struck Raegan as she wondered why her brother had arrived so early today.
Erick marched over with determined strides.
His eyes narrowed as he asked, âWhere are you going?â
âNot anywhereâ¦â Raeganâs voice quivered, and she stared at her toes with a guilty expression.
The thermos she held felt like incriminating evidence.
Erick glanced at the thermos and sighed.
He felt as if he was playing the role of a wicked queen.
He looked away and said quietly, âBe home by nine.
â
âUh?â Raegan thought she had misheard him.
Erickâs pinched expression suggested that he knew about her destination, but his words went beyond her expectations.
Why did he agree to let her see Mitchel?
âYouâre really letting me go?â Raegan probed.
âYep,â he confirmed.
Just to be sure that she heard him right, Raegan asked again, âYouâre really le tting me see Mitchel?â
Oblivious to the talk between Mitchel and Erick earlier this day, Raegan couldnât wrap her head around Erickâs sudden shift in demeanor.
Erick, slightly annoyed, arched an eyebrow at Raegan and retorted, âDo you not want to go?â
Raegan now had the confirmation she sought.
Erick truly allowed her to visit Mitchel.
Raegan was baffled.
She wished she could teleport to the hospital this minute and ask Mitchel how he managed to convince her brother.
âWell, Iâm leaving,â Raegan said as she got into the car.
Erick watched the car speed away, a wave of melancholy washing over him at the thought of his sister growing up and away from him.
He comforted himself with the thought that she had only gone to meet Mitchel and was not getting married this instant.
At the hospital.