Chapter 336
As if it had been ingrained into her soul, Zoya raised her head up and looked at Hesper vigilantly. However, she soon realized that she was at Renfrew’s house, and the yellow light that fell on the back of her hand was warm.
Hesper was slightly startled by Zoya’s gaze. She felt a chill down her spine as if she was being. stared at by a monster, but she soon regained her composure. It seemed to her that there might be something important to Zoya in her bag, so she said, “Don’t worry. I won’t take your things.”
Zoya felt a little uneasy and shook her head after Hesper comforted her.
“No… It isn’t about that…”
After that, she put her bag down carefully against the wall.
Seeing how careful Zoya was, Hesper knew that she did not trust them entirely. Besides, Zoya seemed to be more mature than people around her age, so Hesper suspected that she must have had a difficult life before.
Even though the clothes she wore were expensive, she said that she did not have any parents. Initially, Hesper thought Zoya had just run away from home because she got in a fight with her parents, but now she somehow felt pity for her.
“Can I take it?” Hesper asked as she pointed at the bag.
Zoya nodded and replied, “Yes… But it’s a little bit heavy.”
In order to better adapt to the new environment and avoid sudden situations, she considered more functionality when assembling her computer this time, so the components were also quite heavy.
Hesper thought at first that a small bag would not weigh much since Zoya had been carrying it on her back for so long despite her small stature. However, when she lifted it up, it was like lifting a weight.
“Well, it’s indeed pretty heavy…”
Piqued by his curiosity, Renfrew also came forward. He nearly fell to the floor when he tried to pick up the bag.
After a while, Hesper finally picked Zoya’s bag up and put it next to Renfrew’s bag in the corner of the couch.
Zoya kept her head low as she ate her meal. When she was in the organization, only Riley would cook occasionally. Most of the time, they would order takeout or eat fast food.
The thing was that Riley had no talent in cooking. Zoya only took one look at the unidentified object in the dish and instinctively knew that she couldn’t swallow it. In fact, even the psycho couldn’t force himself to eat Riley’s food.
However, Hesper was a great cook. The food she cooked was warm and easy to swallow.
Hesper was a little bit worried when she saw how much food Zoya had eaten. After all, Zoya
was
still young and it was already late. She might not be able to digest all of that food.
With that thought in mind, Hesper went into the room and searched for some digestive aids, leaving Renfrew and Zoya in the dining room.
After Zoya had finished the last bit of food on her plate, she began to examine Hesper and Renfrew’s house cautiously.
As she turned her head, she met Renfrew’s inquisitive gaze.
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