ccupied with counting money. She opened her mouth, but nothing came

our father in the kit

running a slight fever. At that moment, nothing sou

or this family, yet you feel wronged to be asked to bring your father his meal? Let me tell you, if you don't go

gh, Elise went to the kitchen.

o her and her father would starve. Since she was going to

started falling from the sky. Elise wanted to turn back, but she forgot to bring her k

through her clothes, and the harsh, cold wind seemed to penetrate right to her bones, mak

f herself. Instead, fearing that the rain would ruin her father's meal, she stripped

er. She would be there soon. 'Dad m

ng

the heavy rain. Although the driver had braked sharply, the car s

was a splitting headache be

and reported the situation to his empl

it so

or a

nd peered at the unconscious person. When he saw Elise's

she be

r replied, "Uh, yes.

ke her w

slightly, as if

ight morni

window on a white goose-down blanket and

er eyes as she felt the dazzling

oat, jeans, T-shirt, shoes, and u

erwe

. She tried sitting up, but someone

oice drifted to her ears from underneath the quilt, ac

up from the bed, pulling the quilt

reature under the quilt

r an unruly mop of curly hair was a littl

ering if she were dreaming. After confirming that she w

up with a pillow in his arms. He looked up into Elise's confused eyes

fused by the situation. Why was she s

m. What matters is that yo