Perhaps because I felt a lot of gratitude and guilt toward him, I didn''t think much of it, smiled, and said, " It''s alright, it didn''t hurt much."


    He withdrew his hand and sighed silently, saying, "Hurry and head back home. I just came to check on you. Seeing that you''re alright puts my mind at ease." "Okay."


    I sniffled from the cold, waved at him, and walked towards my door.


    Remembering his earlier mention of the house, I looked back at him and said, "By the way, Jack, I will move out as soon as possible..."


    When I moved in, I only thought of it as a friend''s ce


    Now that 4 know more, and only wished to continue being friends, it was better to avoid troubling him.


    "No need!" Jack interrupted me, seeming to struggle before hepromised. "Just stay here with peace of mind. Frank lives across the corridor... ordinary people wouldn''t dare cause trouble here, so it''s rtively safe for you."


    "Thank you..."


    "Charlotte, we are still friends."


    Noticing my difort, he decided to be straightforward. "Don''t feel burdened because I like you. You haven''t dyed me in any way, right? Since we''ve cleared things up, let''s continue being friends, good friends. You''re still the Charlotte I knew, and I''m still Jack."


    "Alright!"


    I looked at him gratefully, and before he left, I said sincerely, "Jack, having a friend like you is really lucky for me."


    Being treated genuinely by him and Jane.


    That was already enough.


    Jack pressed his lips together, nced at the dark night outside, and said softly, "I really hope you can always think that way."


    The noise of passing cars outside was loud, so I didn''t hear him clearly, Hooked at him and asked, "What?


    "Nothing."


    He looked at me and let out a faint smile. "I''m saying, we''ll always be friends."N?velDrama.Org content.


    The elevator arrived.


    Before the elevator doors opened, Jack said gently, "You should head back home."


    "Okay!" I nodded vigorously.


    There was an indescribable feeling in my heart, as if something would change with this separation.


    But I couldn''t force anything.


    As the elevator doors opened, and he was about to enter, Megan came out. She surprised to see Jack, and said, "Mr... Mr. Renolds, are you here to see Charlotte?"


    Jack nodded slightly, "Yes, you are... Mr. Smith''s sister?"


    "Yes." Megan nodded. "Are you leaving? Thank you for the medicine the other day. It worked really well."


    "You''re wee."


    After Jack entered the elevator, Megan waited until the doors closed before turning back to me with a bit of nervousness, and asked, "Charlotte, are you and Mr. Renolds in a romantic rtionship?"


    I chuckled. "Just friends. We''ve always been friends."


    She suddenly looked up and asked, "You don''t like him?"


    "I like him." Seeing her be nervous again, Iughed. "But I just like him as a friend,pletely different from love."


    "Oh, okay." Megan nodded vigorously, clearly relieved.


    Seeing this, I knew what was going on but didn''t press further due to Megan being a young girl..


    I was only concerned about her health and asked, "I heard you mention medicine. What kind of medicine? Were you feeling sick?"


    "No."


    The usually outgoing Megan shook her head, embarrassed, and seemed to want to bury her head in the ground. "It was just that night when I went out and suddenly had stomach ache and got my pants dirty...


    I just happened to run into Mr. Renolds, who bought me the necessary things and some ibuprofen." On the morning of 28th December, before Frank came to knock on the door, I was already up.


    After getting ready, I went out with two suitcases.


    The door across from me opened just in time. Megan was filled with excitement when she saw me. Charlotte, are you really going back to Jeswood with my brother?"