Chapter 829

I quickly agreed. "Yeah, Linda can be quite over the top. But she's old, so let's not hold it against her. I've talked to her about it. She should tone it down in the future." I brushed it off, then squinted at Jonah's background and asked, "Where are you?" He had mentioned earlier that he was going out to gather inspiration, so I assumed he would be in the mountains, likely staying in a homestay for the night. But the backdrop on his screen was a dark forest. His face was bathed under a dim, yellowish light, likely from a very faint yellow lamp. Why was he still out on a mountain at night? "I-I told you I was going out for inspiration. I'm in the mountains now, of course. Ms. Nancy, it's much cooler here than in Joddesdon and Saz. The mountain breeze is refreshing." Jonah's face flashed with a hint of panic before he quickly changed the subject. He even tried to pass off the cold as "refreshing". Seeing him like this made me anxious. I couldn't help but urge him, "Don't be ridi