章節 30: Chapter 30

Padraig saw pain flash in his expression before he hid it.

“Kaos, no. This…. How about we talk about it tonight? We’ll both be late otherwise.” This wasn’t a conversation to be had literally on the way out the door.

Kaos thought for a few seconds, then nodded. “Okay. I’ll…. Okay.” Then he all but fled the house.

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It was Thursday, so the clinic was open and Athena was in, helping with everything she could. Padraig liked that about her. It sometimes seemed people weren’t willing to do whatever it took to keep a small business running, but she didn’t hesitate to make sure it ran smoothly. If something needed to be cleaned, she would do that if she had time, even though there was a local cleaning crew that came in to do the weekly bigger cleaning on Sundays when the clinic was closed.

“Morning, boss!” Athena said brightly when Padraig entered through the side door.