Casey saw Quinn deep in thought and figured she wasn''t down for it. Tugging on Quinn''s pant leg, she begged, "C''mon, let me stay. I''m seriously begging here." Just as Quinn was about to say something, Casey blurted out, "Oh, wait, there''s one more thing."


    "What now?" Quinn asked.


    Casey paused, then said, "It''s about Mr. Kennedy."


    It had been ages since Quinn heard about Alexander. Her face changed a bit, and she looked at Casey, surprised. "What about him? Got any news?" Quinn quickly pulled her up. "Get up and sit down first."


    She dragged Casey to a chair, staring at her, dying to know more.


    Casey thought for a sec and said, "Mr. William told me you were looking for him. I don''t know where he went, but I overheard him on the phone once." "And?" Quinn asked eagerly.


    Casey tilted her head, thinking. "He mentioned Country H. The person he was talking to seemed to be from there, and he was super upset, telling them to butt out and that he wasn''t going." Quinn''s face went nk for a moment, and she mumbled, "Country H?"


    "Yeah, that''s all I got. So, he might be there. Quinn, since I told you this, can I stay? I don''t know anyone else," Casey pleaded with puppy eyes.


    Being young and uneducated, Casey couldn''t find a job, making it tough to get by.


    Luckily, Oliver had seen thising and left her a business card, offering her a ce to stay.


    Quinn nodded slightly, a bit distracted. "Alright, you can stay."


    Casey lit up with joy. She jumped up from the chair and was about to kneel again, but Quinn stopped her just in time. "Enough."


    Casey felt a bit awkward and grinned at Quinn. "Sorry, force of habit."


    Where she came from, kneeling was prettymon.


    Quinn looked at Casey, her brows furrowing again. Casey was only fifteen or sixteen; what could she have her do?


    Casey stared at Quinn, thinking about that day at the hospital, grateful she had the guts to take that step and get out of that ce.


    "You haven''t been to school, have you?" Quinn asked.


    Casey nodded. "Nope, but my mom taught me some stuff. I can read most words."


    "That''s good. Means you don''t have to start from scratch. Since you have a foundation, you should start by going to school. I don''t need you to do anything here," Quinn said.


    Casey was stunned, her mouth hanging open, speechless. She hade here just to find a ce to stay and a job to survive, never thinking she could go to school. She hadn''t dared to dream of it before, and even less so aftering back. She was so moved she was about to kneel again, but Quinn pulled her up.Content from N?velDr(a)ma.Org.


    Quinn nced at the time and realized it was almost six o''clock. "You haven''t eaten yet, have you? Let''s get some dinner."


    Casey''s stomach growled in response. She held her stomach and smiled sheepishly.


    "Quinn, I will definitely repay you," she suddenly said.


    Quinn was taken aback for a moment, then smiled. "Let''s eat first."


    The two of them walked out of the office, and she asked Kyle to call Orion over too. When Orion heard they were going to eat together, he was so happy he couldn''t stop grinning.