Bert saw his action from the corner of his eye and did not stop him. He opened his can and swallowed slowly. It was obviously beer, but he tasted the nobility of red wine.
The two of them drank without saying a word. They didn't even touch their cans. They didn't have any dishes that went with beer. At this moment, they didn't think about anything. They just wanted to use alcohol to ease the bitterness in their hearts.
Henry was not good at drinking. He drank in a hurry and soon got a little drunk. His clean and delicate face turned red, but he was still sober. He blurted out the recent confusion under the influence of alcohol, "Mr. Harper, have you been very busy with work recently?"
Bert leaned against the back of the chair with a gloomy look and suddenly said, "Do you want to ask me why I didn't come to see your sister?"
Henry tightened his grip on the can subconsciously. When he learned that all his thoughts had been seen through, he was shocked and embarrassed at the same time. "You know my thoughts?"
How could someone of Bert's age not see through a child's thoughts? However, he still cut Henry some slack. "What do you think? Tell me."
Henry thought of the possibilities that had been lingering in his mind these days. Although he was a little ashamed to say it, he thought of his sister who was still lying on the hospital bed and had not woken up yet, so he braced himself to say it out.
Perhaps Bert had hit the nail on the head. Henry, who had always been a man of few words, began to chatter nonstop. Bert did not interrupt him and listened quietly. In the end, he said, "Do you think I want to give up and leave her alone?"
Henry did not answer, but raised his head and stared at the man in front of him.
Henry was only 18 or 19 years old. But at this time, the look in his eyes was extremely firm and clear.
Bert narrowed his eyes and suddenly said in a serious tone, "If I give up, do you think you can stop me?"
Henry was stunned by his question and couldn't refute it for a long time, because this man was right. If he wanted to give up, no one could stop him.
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