Chapter 479 You Have Feelings for Someone Else, Right âOh right, I found a tube of ointment on the table. Who gave it to you?â
Deirdre added firewood to the burner and said, âMr. Leigh.â
âHoyt?â
âHmm.â
Mrs. Coxâs expression turned into a meaningful look at once. âI know that he doesnât have this in this house. Tell me he didnât just get acquainted with you yesterday and went to buy it from the market today?â
Deirdre nodded, hesitated for a moment, and asked, âWhy?â
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âWe donât have cars in the village, so one will need to ride a bicycle to get to the market.
On the other hand, it takes about four hours in total to get to the market by bicycle and back. Thereâs nothing important happening in the market today anyway. What do you think?â
Deirdre was stunned.
Mrs. Cox beamed widely. âHoyt has fallen for you.â
It was rather preposterous to Deirdre, and she said, âHow can that be possible? Heâs just a nice man.â
âNo matter how kind a person is, thereâs always an ulterior motive. I wouldnât go to the market to buy medicine for someone I just recently got to know, especially not in the middle of a summer day.â Mrs. Cox smiled joyously as if she was delighted to be a matchmaker. âHowever, thatâs pretty good too. Hoyt is a great person and takes care of people. You wonât live a hard life if you marry him.â
Deirdre did not answer, so Mrs. Cox came to realize the situation and said shyly, âYikes, whatâs wrong with me? I havenât even asked for your opinion before I made a decision for you. You have feelings for someone else, right?â
âNoâ¦â
âYou donât need to deny either. I can see that you look different when I mentioned that you were quarreling with your boyfriend at the time. Afterward, youâll be distracted as soon as youâre free, an obvious sign that youâre thinking about someone else.â Mrs. Cox served the meal with a spatula, paused for a moment, and said, â You donât want to go back because youâre in a fight with him?â
Deirdre appeared to be overwhelmed with emotions. âHeâs not my boyfriend anymore.â
âDid you guys break up?â Mrs. Cox heaved a sigh. âNo wonderâ¦â
Deirdre did not wish to talk about it. She got up to serve the freshly -baked dinner rolls and said smilingly, âItâs in the past. Letâs eat.â
âSure.â
After dinner, Deirdre showered. She covered her hands in two plastic bags due to her injuries and dried herself with a towel. Afterward, she shut her eyes but could not fall asleep when she lay on the bed.
She needed a very long time before she could make peace with everything related to Kyran.
The following day, Mrs. Cox went foraging in the mountain as usual and instructed Deirdre to dry out the items in the basket in the sun.
Deirdre poured out the contents of the basket on a flat ground after Mrs. Cox left. She was arranging the items one by one when a shadow enveloped her.
Deirdre raised her head and identified the person roughly based on the outline. âMr.
Leigh?â
âYou can call me Hoyt.â Hoyt pulled the items he had purchased out of his pocket cautiously with bags under his eyes.
There were bandages, medicine, and disinfectant liquid.
âI just got these. Let me help you to dress the wounds on your hands.â
Deirdreâs movements halted to a stop, and she was overwhelmed with emotions. âYou must have spent quite a lot of money on these, right? How can I accept your favorâ¦â
âI told you not to be modest with me anymore. Mrs. Cox takes good care of me on usual days. She helped me, and Iâm helping you in turn. We should all help each other out.â
Upon saying that, Hoyt glanced at Deirdre before hastily looking away. âPlease allow me to dress your wounds first?â
Deirdre heaved a sigh in her heart, turned around, and returned to the house.
Hoyt was stunned. It did not take long before Deirdre walked outside with a brown coat in her hands.
âThis is a luxury brand of clothing, and Iâm unsure of its price. However, you should be able to get about 100 dollars if you sell it at a flea market. Consider it as my gift for you in return for your favor.â
Brendan had given it to her, so it could not be cheap clothing because Brendan had no lack of money.
Hoyt hastily waved his hand dismissively. âIsnât this your coat? How can we sell your coat!?â