Chapter 165

Chapter: 165

The worst that can happen is a bit of sweat from the sun, but | won’t get sunstroke.”

Initially, Millie found the boy’s appearance slightly peculiar, yet as the saying goes, one should not slap a smiling person. Thus,

she responded in kind.

The boy weighed the orange in his hand and offered Millie a beaming smile.

“You're correct. |, too, found it difficult to fall asleep, so | decided to take a stroll in the orchard. Napping isn’t a habit of mine.

Allow me to introduce myself first. I’m Patrick. And you?”

Millie glanced at him, remaining cautious. Without responding, she continued to gather oranges.

“You've collected quite a number of oranges. Will you be able to finish them all?

Oranges don’t keep well for long; they spoil easily,” Patrick kindly urged.

Millie stole a glance at Patrick. Why did this person talk so much? However, when she looked at his smiling face, she couldn’t

discern any ill intentions.

“T won't be eating them alone. Many people will share them, so | need to gather mare,” she replied.

“Let me assist you. I’ve been wandering aimlessly in the orchard, feeling rather bored,” Patrick insisted.

Keeping his word, Patrick leaped onto an orange tree, genuinely eager to help Millie gather the fruit.

Millie remained speechless.

After collecting a few oranges, Patrick realized that the basket was quite a distance away from him. Millie stared at him with

peculiar vigilance. He cleared his throat and said, “Um. Can you move the basket a bit closer? I’m afraid I'll accidentally drop the

oranges on the ground.”

Millie picked up the basket and obliged.

Patrick adeptly tossed the oranges into Millie’s basket. “Well, don’t think too much about it. I’m simply helping you pick oranges

to pass the time. I’ve been wandering around for a while, and when | saw you alone, | thought it would be less boring.”

Millie nodded, accepting his explanation for the time being.

“Thank you.”

“You're welcome. Are you an employee of Mr. Thomas’ company? You mentioned that the oranges are meant for many people.

They need to be sent to welfare houses, right?”

Millie expressed surprise. He seemed to know everything. Could he also be working at the Thomas Group?

“Do you also work at the Thomas Group?” Millie inquired, feeling more at ease since

Patrick appeared outgoing. She wasn’t one to be cold toward others. One of her life mottos was that it was better to make an

extra friend than an extra enemy.

Besides, she had confidence in her discernment of people.