“So… what’s my name?”
Jack suddenly stopped walking and turned to look at Cynthia.
The moment Cynthia met Jack’s gaze, a hint of panic flashed in Cynthia’s eyes. She hurriedly lowered her head. However, her face blushed suddenly.
She was able to make the decision of impersonating his wife when she was certain that the man in front of her had lost his memory, and she was also able to fabricate a memory for this amnesiac man by any means necessary.
But, after all, she was only a young woman who had not married. It was difficult for her to restrain herself when she met the man she had once dreamed of being his wife suddenly and her heart pumped really fast when she looked at him.
However, as she bowed her head, she said something.
“Your name is Greedy Wolf.”
“Greedy Wolf?”
Jack said the name for a moment and tried to recall if the name was true. Then, he smiled teasingly, “My name is quite domineering.”
“Yes, you are the best man in the snowy plain!”
Cynthia turned sideways and retook Jack’s arm as if she was his little wife. Her eyes were full of love and admiration as she looked at him. Then, she said, “The man who can marry me must be the most outstanding man in the snowy plain!”
Jack could sense that Cynthia was looking at her admiringly.
Jack couldn’t help but smile faintly.
It could not be denied that Cynthia was really good at making a man happy.
“Let’s go. It’s too windy outside. Go inside and rest with Amanda. I’ll go pack my gifts. Later on, let’s go to my house. After you and Amanda have both recovered a bit, I’ll take you to meet my father.”
Cynthia didn’t continue to look at Jack with love and admiration for a long time. After saying that, she returned to her room holding Jack’s arm.
Amanda had already fallen asleep.
However, when Jack and Cynthia entered the room, they saw Amanda’s delicate and frail body trembling faintly. Even in her sleep, a crying sound rang out from her mouth, and tears were flowing down from the corners of her eyes.
“She doesn’t want to meet others now.”
Cynthia was heartbroken when she looked at Amanda. She had been hating people for asking young kids to serve them. After knowing what had happened to Amanda, she felt even more sympathy for her, “Honey, go stay with Amanda. I’ll clean it up.”
Jack did not refuse. He nodded his head and went to the side of the bed. He laid down on her side and carefully hugged Amanda towards him. While arranging her blanket, he gently wiped the tears from the corners of Amanda’s eyes.
He had actually sensed that Amanda’s behaviour was unusual after she had awakened.
People would instinctively be reluctant to talk with others after suffering a succession of unbearably serious mishaps.
Amanda had experienced the massacre of her village, the death of both her parents, and the tragic death of her brother. However, she had become exceptionally calm after she woke up as if her body had instinctively made her lose the ability to be emotional.
It was only in the most relaxed state of being asleep like now that she would be emotional.
As Jack patted her, Amanda’s weak body trembled less gradually, and her wailing and sobbing sound also faded. Her breathing became steadier.
…
The rest of the week.
Jack, Cynthia, and Amanda all stayed in the courtyard rented by the female guard.
The three of them were like a family of three, living a peaceful life.
Every day, Cynthia would tell Jack a story about what happened before he lost his memory. Moreover, the “memories” that she had conceived overnight were in perfect logical order in her opinion.
And the result was just as she had expected.
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