Chapter 636 A Look Of Distressed
“Yes, sir!” Bradley loudly replied before starting the engine and driving toward the village.
At that, Ethen quickly told the bodyguards to follow the car, and they actually ran after the car.
Soon, the only ones left were Shaun and Kingsley, who shared a look with each other.
“Are we going too?”
Kingsley gave Shaun a side-eye, who then frowned and laughed at the same time.
“Let’s go.”
As he ran after the car, he told himself it was just a scenic jog.
Hence, Kingsley had no choice but to follow him.
The scenery around them was beautiful, so the two men who rarely exercised did not think that it was too tough of a trip as they jogged after the car to Mary’s place.
The moment they laid eyes on Mary’s house, they froze.
It was a truly dilapidated house.
Even Arissa stiffened when she saw the state of Mary’s place.
Other than the main house, which was constructed with concrete and still looked firm, the rest of the buildings were huts.
Arissa had grown up in the countryside as a child, but even then, she had only seen houses like Mary’s when she was very young.
Later in her childhood, most families began building concrete houses. Even the impoverished ones who could not afford concrete houses would build brick houses instead of huts that would be easily blown away by a strong gust of wind.
“Issa, this is where we live.”
Even Mary was feeling embarrassed by the sight of her house.
Her voice snapped Arissa back to her senses, and she said, “Grandaunt, let me step out of the car first.”
She then helped the children down from the car.
Gavin, Zachary, Oliver, Jasper, and Jesse were stunned by the house as well.
Jesse then asked, “Is this house safe to live in?”
Why does it look like it’s going to collapse at any time?
Indeed, it was not a safe place to stay in, but it served its purpose as a shelter from the rain and the sun.
“This is the old house,” was all Arissa could say to her daughter.
Then, she walked over to help Mary down from the car.
Benjamin, too, came out of the car to help her out.
Mary gave them smiles as she nodded at them. “I’ll go inside. It’s a small place, and there’s nowhere to sit inside, so please wait for me outside for a while.”
“It’s fine. We’ll just take a look,” Arissa said to her, returning the smile.
She then turned to Tim and said, “Tim, go in with Grandaunt.”
“Okay!”
The boy ran over and entered the house with Mary.
After they entered, Mary brought him to the main room and prayed.
She was praying to her husband, James, and telling him that they were going to Dellmoor soon.
Arissa watched them from the doorway, and she noted that the living room seemed rather tidy.
Meanwhile, Benjamin was studying her from the side. When he saw the look of distress on her face, he sighed inwardly.
Fortunately, Gavin and the others were sensible children who showed no signs of disdain.
They, too, felt upset when they thought about how Tim had grown up in an environment like that. At the same time, they made promises in their minds that they would treat Tim even better than before.
After Mary prayed with Tim, she went to her room to pack her things. Arissa quickly went over to assist her.
When she noticed that there were two beds in the bedroom, her heart broke even more. “Tim, do you share a room with your great-grandaunt?”
Tim nodded.
Mary sighed. “There isn’t any extra room in the house, so he has to squeeze in one room with me.”
“It’s fine. He’s still young, and both of you can take care of each other if you share a room!” Arissa consoled Mary, afraid that the elderly woman would feel immensely apologetic to them.
Mary only smiled at her before she quickly began packing the things she needed to bring along.
“Grandaunt, what else do you need?” Arissa asked.
“Nothing.”
Mary then went over to a cabinet and took out James’ photo from a secret compartment.
She had returned to take that photo with her.
After a glance at the photo, Arissa remarked, “He looks handsome.”
Mary chuckled until tears welled up in her eyes. “What’s handsome about him? He’s just an old man.”
At that moment, Tim came over to glance at the photo as well. Instantly, a longing look appeared on his face.
Arissa patted his head.
Gavin and the others then came over to look at James’ photo as well. “He’s so handsome!”
Mary chortled.
After that, Arissa helped her keep the photo properly between the clothes.
While she did that, Mary tidied up the place while Tim helped out.
Arissa watched as Tim busied away. Letting him do the work was, in a way, letting him bid farewell to his home.
