Charity felt absolutely guilty.
She admitted that she was too petty just now.
She could see that even though Chester could walk after having a prosthetic leg, there were still some differences between him and normal people.
“Will you be… like this forever?”
“The doctor said it’ll get better after some time, but I can’t put on my prosthetic leg every day.” Chester picked up his walking stick. “It’s getting late. I’ll be heading back first.”
“I’ll… I’ll escort you back,” Charity said worriedly upon recalling him falling just now.
“There’s no need for that. I won’t fall as long as no one pushes me so suddenly.”
Charity did not say a word.
Well, she could refrain from getting violent whenever she met him in the future. If that were not possible, she would scold him to satisfy herself.
In the end, Charity insisted on seeing Chester off. “When are you planning to return to work at Jewell Corporation?”
“I’m not going back anymore,” Chester said nonchalantly.
Charity was stunned. “Why?”
Chester’s dark eyes looked toward the front calmly. “The company is developing pretty well. It’s not like it can’t operate normally if I’m not there.”
“But it’s your blood, sweat, and tears.”
“It is the fruit of my efforts. That’s why I can earn a dividend that no one else can get in their entire life every month even if I do nothing.” Chester smiled at Charity. “Charity, I used to think all of those things were important. Maybe it was because I never had anything else besides material wealth.”
Charity heard the bitterness in his words. However, she still teased him. “You’re talking as if you have found something more important than wealth.”
Chester laughed. “How would you know I haven’t found it?”
His walking stick and his long legs stopped moving.
Under the moonlight and the street lights, Chester gazed at Charity gently. “I intend to protect the thing I treasure most quietly for the rest of my life.”
“Am I an item?” Charity was not touched by his tenderness. On the contrary, she could not help but blurt out her thoughts.
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