Chapter 200 Death Was Her Only Relief

When Courtney woke up the next morning, the sky was already bright. A ray of sunlight poured in from the window and shone on her face. She instinctively raised her hands to cover herself for a while before sitting up.

There was a slight scraping sound coming from outside the car.

“What are you doing?” Courtney got down from the car and was astonished to see Alexander standing in front of the car’s fuel tank, fiddling with a plastic tube.

Alexander spared her a glance. “Refueling.”

A white tube connected his fuel tank to that of the car behind them, and it gurgled as the fuel was transferred.

Courtney’s car couldn’t start, and Alexander’s was out of gas, so they could only use whatever resources they had.

“Huh? I guess that works.” After understanding the mechanics of the situation, her eyes darted back and forth. “That’s not right. Last night, these two cars were far apart. Why are they so close now?”

Alexander looked at her once more. “A shepherd passed by this morning and helped me push it over.”

“Really? The locals here are so nice.”

 

“He charged me a thousand.”

Hearing this shut Courtney up, but she couldn’t help but frown.

Why does Alexander seem angry so early in the morning? He was so ill-tempered when he spoke to her. Did I offend him somehow?

Alexander lowered his head to adjust the tube, then wiped his hands and straightened his back. “Eldham Town is a thirty-kilometer drive from here. It’s not far, so you can have something to eat first. There are still some mooncakes and water in the car.”

of her head. “Plus, it’s only another thirty kilometers. We can drive there later and I’ll treat you to breakfast. Apparently,

smile find its way

events of the previous night felt hazy to Courtney. She didn’t even consume any alcohol;

one thing she was certain of was that Alexander had

humble himself and apologize, she wasn’t going to

filled with fuel, the two of them got

driving for about ten kilometers, they were nearing the foot of the

many

felt her scalp go numb. I’m

her as well, she

what to say, he had already picked up. “Hello?

on the other end belonged to Gale. His voice was as hoarse as a duck whose neck had

of depression?” Gale’s words

ends of the phone remained deathly silent

you ask?” Courtney looked serious, but she

Gale’s sobs sounded. “She passed out in front of me last night. When she woke up, it was like she was a different person. She said that

blow. Her

one single, concise sentence was enough to answer

had depression, and it was

around all the time, and it was the same reason why she offered her love genuinely, but never committed herself. This was also why she dated so wildly, but never once dared to go one step further. This was the side of her

up, Courtney let out a long

holding this breath for a long time, but now that

told Gale was, “Please take care of her for two days. I’ll go back immediately after I finish handling

up the pace. Thirty kilometers wasn’t a long distance, but it wasn’t short either. Whatever the

chair, Courtney stayed silent for a long while. “I thought that I could keep this secret to myself for a long time. Now, it seems that I’ll have to tell you, and you can pass it

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