Marrying the Ugly Heir for Truth and Wealth novel Chapter 524

Chapter 524 Locked Up

Night had fallen by the time Vito returned from the village chief’s house.

Standing at the door, Miriam pulled him into the woods outside the courtyard.

“How did it go at the village chief’s house?” she asked after making sure Christina wouldn’t be able to hear them.

Vito recounted everything truthfully. The village chief’s roof was severely damaged, but with everyone’s help, all the broken pieces had been cleared out. What remained was for the village chief to patch his roof with some new tiles.

Yet, Miriam didn’t care about that. Thinking about how Christina had asked about the village chief’s phone today, she fell silent for a moment before asking. “What happened to his phone?”

“It’s broken,” Vito answered.

A smile formed on Miriam’s face. Everything was going exactly as she had planned. “Let’s go. It’s time for dinner.”

While seated, Christina noticed the two return together.

“Vito,” she called out to him softly.

Hearing the woman call his name, Vito scratched the back of his head awkwardly, not knowing where to look.

Having interacted with him for the past few days, Christina was no longer surprised by his demeanor. Miriam, on the other hand, gave him a light slap on the head in frustration.

Then, Vito swiftly began scooping out the food from the pot.

“You must be starving.” Miriam served Christina’s portion of food on a plate.

The latter smiled and shook her head. “Not at all. I haven’t done a lot today, so I didn’t use much en she replied while pushing the plate toward Vito instead.

“You must be hungry, Vito. You were busy helping out at the village chief’s place all day.”

Miriam took note of Christina’s kind gesture, feeling more pleased.

With that, the three of them sat at the round table and ate harmoniously while enjoying the sea breeze.

“I’m going out for a walk,” said Christina after dinner. “Could you come with me, Vito?”

The man didn’t say no, but he glanced at Christina’s leg out of concern. “Is your leg okay?”

She knew he was worried about her, but there were some things she had to discuss with him in private. “It’ll be fine. We won’t be so far out.” Miriam would grow suspicious if they were to wander off too much. Miriam just so happened to hear Christina’s response and agreed that the two needed to spend some time

alone. “Take Christina out for a walk, Vito. Just don’t go too far,” she chimed in.

With his mother prompting him, too, Vito could only accompany Christina on her walk outside the courtyard.

Christina struggled to walk and could only proceed slowly with the help of a cane. Meanwhile, Vito stayed by her side, ready to help her at any time.

The two said nothing to each other and arrived at a slope before realizing it.

They could admire the vast sea and sky full of stars from there.

Christina found a large boulder and sat on it. Then, seeing Vito remain standing, she invited him over. “Don’t just stand there, Vito. Have a seat too!”

With unease written in his eyes, Vito pursed his lips. “I-It’s fine.”

Clearly, this was his first time talking to a girl alone. He simply didn’t know what to do.

Noticing his nervousness, Christina decided not to pressure him. “It’s so pretty out here. I’ve never seen a night sky as lovely as this,” she exclaimed, gazing out into the distance.