Chapter 63

I didn't know how Kate had concluded that the bag would suit me well. So, I lightly shook my head. "Kate, I can't possibly accept such an expensive gift." Kate's expression froze, and she pursed her lips awkwardly. After a while, she finally sighed. "Nance, are you planning to settle down in Joddesdon and Saza?" "What do you mean, Kate?" I asked. Kate picked up her coffee cup and sipped it. "I didn't recognize your uncle at the mall yesterday." I suddenly understood what she meant, and in that instant, my heart dropped. Perhaps it was because we had been getting along relatively well recently that I almost forgot that we were never on the same side. "Nance, I didn't mean anything by it. I just wanted to say that since we're all residents here, if I can help in any way—" "Kate," I coldly interrupted her, "I'm sorry, but I have to go back to work." Kate would never understand that even though we were poor, we didn't need her cheap pity. I then went around the building a few t