Chapter 306 The Warmth of Ordinary Life

For someone stuck in a hospital room, the idea of getting out for a walk was something to really look forward to. As for taking Charlie out to eat, I could not think of anywhere special off the top of my head, so I picked a place I liked to go on any given day. Charlie had insisted on ditching Inch and the bodyguard for the day inside the restaurant, so we snagged a table by the window. The view was killer—Polaris River sliced right through Lake City, with people kayaking and the sidewalks bustling with life under the bright lights. As we browsed the menu, Charlie finally tore his eyes away from the scene and asked, "Do you like this?" I nodded, watching the street vendors and the chill crowd wandering by. "It's so lively," I said. He flashed a quick grin and agreed, "Yeah, it's got that special buzz." Mid-conversation, Charlie's attention drifted to a mom and her kid at the cotton candy stand below. The little guy, who was maybe five or six, was totally spellbound by the rainbow