Chapter 257

Sloane reluctantly walked over to him.

She expected him to tease her again. Instead, he simply took her hand and placed a bunch of freshly washed, glistening grapes in her palm.

Sloane looked up at him. He patted her head. "Go ahead, but be careful. The countryside has plenty of snakes, bugs, and rodents."

"...I know," Sloane replied. Why was he acting like a parent? She wasn't a child. But despit