The little boy was evidently trying to win them both over simultaneously.When all was said and done, the child knew that he and Sarah and James were not real relatives, but strangers who came together by chance.Therefore, he more or less maintained some level of caution whenever he interacted with them.Sarah felt distressed when she sensed that."Why are you here?" She originally wanted to take Xander to buy stuff too, but she was pressed for time.Their lunch break was only just over an hour. She had to eat and buy things too. The time was not even enough for adults to get everything done and there would be even less time if she brought a kid along.After giving it some thought, Sarah decided not to bring Xander with her."Uncle Marshall called and asked Nanny Jarvis to bring me here," the little guy said. He then turned his head and pointed to Nanny Jarvis outside the door.Sarah did not expect James to call Xander, but he was relieved that Xander was subject to his charitableness
Nevertheless, Xander’s naughtiness was rather adorable.The crosswalk light turned green.James took the lead and led Sarah forward along with Xander.With James present, Sarah simply followed him without even looking at the traffic at the intersection.The weather was very good, and when Sarah held James' hand through Xander, Ann’s reminder surfaced in her mind again.She peeped quietly at James and wondered if he liked her.James was dressed in a dark purple suit and seemed rather different that day.From what she could remember, he always wore the standard black suit and white dress shirt.On that day however, he wore a dark purple suit.He was still as handsome as always, though.Mm, the only person who could pull off dark purple so naturally and so crisply was probably James."Uncle Marshall, the crosswalk light is going to turn red soon." Xander suddenly pointed behind him while walking in the middle of the two adults.The little guy was simply voicing what he saw, but Sarah felt
Sarah let go of Xander’s hand and turned to James after barely a second of hesitating. “Take Xander to the supermarket and wait for me there. I’ll be right back!”“Sarah, no!” James grabbed her, knowing that her inner saint had kicked in again and she wanted to help.“Go and wait for me, James. This is my thing. I’ll be right with you.” Sarah turned around and dashed to the road after loosening James’ grip. She made her way to the crowd. “Move, I can save him!”The crowd made way for her after hearing her shout, allowing her to hurry her way in smoothly. She spotted the man who was lying on the ground after being hit by the truck.The man was in an exquisite-looking black suit. At first sight, Sarah found the suit very familiar.However, she had no time to overthink. She rushed in and squatted next to the man. Immediately, her head was filled with information.The man’s head injury was the most life-threatening one while other pulled muscles and minor bone injuries could be fou
Sarah heaved a sigh of relief and got up on her feet.She realized that both her legs were shaking. It was her first time applying the acupuncture techniques on someone. Although the entire process seemed to be running smoothly, she was the only one who knew that she was freaking out.Extremely nervous.“I’m here.” A big palm held her hand gently, followed by a familiar scent at her side. James looked as if he knew how to read minds, realizing that Sarah was having PTSD and then appearing magically by her side to calm her down.Sarah turned around slowly, thinking that James had taken Xander to the supermarket without giving a damn about this man’s life or death.Even if he did not come to her, she would never blame him.Everybody had a different path of life, shaping different personalities and forming different ways of problem solving.Even so, she was taken by surprise that James went over.“Young lady, is he still able to regain his consciousness?” The crowd was still wor
Sarah was a short girl, so the only thing she could do was stand on tiptoe to peek at the man.The chaos caused her to completely lose interest in the so-called Healing Hands of Chinese Medicine. Indeed, Dr. Moore had gotten his recognition but it was going to get the man she had just saved killed easily. Seeing Sarah frowning, James asked, “Do you want me to get rid of this rackety crowd?”“You don’t mind?” Not expecting James to invite himself into something like this, she could not help but look at him.“No.”“Alright, just make them clear out a little and let the air circulate better. Tell them to praise their icon somewhere else, anywhere but here.”“Move! Go meet your superstar at the clinic! This is a car crash scene, not a celebrity meet-and-greet event!” James demanded coldly, yet his voice was like a spell. Although it was not particularly loud, it immediately made people shut their mouths.Then, everyone from the crowd took a step back simultaneously.That was a n
“He’s awake, he’s awake!” Vincent yelled emotionally.His screams immediately silenced the noisy crowd. If the scream was coming from Sarah, the only people who would believe it were the ones who saw with their own eyes; the other would not have cared.However, the scream was coming from the ever well-known, legendary Healing Hands of Chinese Medicine instead of Sarah, so everyone bought it right away. The crowd was projecting their gaze toward the man on the ground, watching him slowly open his eyes. The man looked at the people before his eyes in utter confusion.Those eyes that had just opened had proven everything.He woke up.He really did.Sarah sighed in relief. “Move, everybody move!”Immediately, she uttered to the man, “Stay still, you’ve got silver needles stuck around your head.”Knowing that this man was unable to move provided his current condition, she still reminded him just to be safe.After all, she was still a beginner.It was her first time applying he
The situation allowed Sarah to make her way to the supermarket on the other side of the road.She got a little worried when she checked the time and said, “James, I’m sorry. Let’s just shop quickly and head out. Then, you can go to work and I’ll go to school.”“I’m not busy in the afternoon so I don’t need to go back to the company,” James replied calmly. The first thing that popped up in his head was that he had to spare a minute later to send John a message and make his secretary cancel all of his activities in the afternoon.“But I have classes to attend.”James was not busy but Sarah, as a sixth form student, was extremely busy.“Take a leave.”“I’ve been taking way too many leaves that even I feel bad about myself. Mr. Zack’s gonna lecture me.” Sarah frowned as she refused to take another school leave.Her college entrance exam was just around the corner, and allowing herself to skip school whenever she pleased made her look nothing like a sixth form student.“No, he won’t
“It’s very durable. That’s it. You’re getting these.”James picked up the slippers and put them in the cart. Next, he picked up a pair of male slippers next to it.Sarah realized that those male and female slippers were for couples. Her face was blushing as she asked, “You like this design?”“Yeah. Let’s get Xander to pick his. We’re running out of time.” James pushed the cart to the kid’s shoe section. He picked Xander up and said, “It’s your slippers. You pick.”Xander was a small kid and could not see the slippers displayed on the shoe rack at all. With James holding him, his eyes suddenly lit up.Though after he took a thorough look at all of it, his little face was frowning. “What should I do, Uncle James, Young Aunt? I like all of them.”“You can only pick one so that it’s not wasteful. Learn to make a choice and you’ll grow up fast.”“Okay. I want to grow up fast. I’ll pick.”Xander took another look and this time, he decided quickly and picked a pair of slippers with