Chapter 214

Dominic pressed his fingers against the page of his book with a thoughtful expression, and his gaze was intense. Raymond walked inside with several boxes of medication and sighed. "I really am getting old. I'm getting sick for no reason." … The next day, Vespera and Rebecca left Halewick at 7:00 am. To be on the safe side, Rebecca asked her younger brother, Byron Snyder, who happened to be on summer vacation from sports school, to protect them. Vespera looked at Byron. While he was tall and broad, he looked extremely youthful. She glanced at Rebecca, feeling speechless. "Don't you think we two look like wealthy women who hired an escort to accompany us for some fun?" "Safety is most important." Rebecca seemed to know what was on Vespera's mind. Vespera thought about it and decided Rebecca was right. They might be heading into the mountains and the village, so it probably wasn't safe for two women like them to be alone. Although Byron was younger, he did seem rather intimidati