My Sweet Second Marriage (Eudora and Amos)
Chapter 828

Sawyer's finger paused, "No!"

Eudora was about to continue until she heard footsteps echoing downstairs. Then, she could hear Albert's voice saying, "Mr. Yarbrough?"

Sawyer turned his head. Under the moonlight, their eyes met.

For some reason, Eudora felt a little flustered, as if someone had managed to get something on her.

After saying a few words, she turned away.

She said, "I'll head back first!"

Sawyer stayed silent as he watched her leave. It was only when Eudora reached the door that she heard the conversation between Albert and Sawyer.

"How's it going? Thank you very much for what you've done during the day. If it weren't for you, my old bones would have been broken! Why are you applying the ointment here alone? I'll help you!" As Albert spoke, he snatched the ointment away from Sawyer.

Everyone in this village wore clothes that were simple and unadorned. Sawyer appeared to be much more comfortable with them compared to when he was with Eudora and the others.

Eudora raised her eyebrows. Just as she was about to enter her room, she heard Sawyer let out a cry of pain.

Albert said hurriedly, "I'm sorry. I touched your shoulder, didn't I? Ah, Mr. Yarbrough, why did you go up the mountain to get water? Truth be told, it's not a big deal for us to buy some bottled water! Miss George has helped us so much. The village is willing to pay for it!"

"Don't do that. She won't feel at ease!" Sawyer's voice was low and hoarse as he spoke.

Eudora's heart skipped a beat. She recalled the clear water in the morning. Had Sawyer actually fetched the water from the mountains?

Although she did not understand why he was so loyal, at that moment, Eudora was still shocked.

When they had come here using the mountain road, she had experienced how steep and twisty it was.

Walking alone was extremely tough, let alone do so while fetching water?

How many trips did he have to take to fetch so much water for them?

While she was thinking about that, Elaine approached from behind.

She told Eudora, "Sawyer really treats you well."

Eudora came back to her senses and looked at Elaine suspiciously, "Don't talk nonsense. He's just...doing his job."

Elaine laughed, "Only you would think that he's only doing his job. Before meeting you, he wasn't such a warm-hearted person. To be honest, sometimes I'm jealous of you! You're so good looking and likeable. Eudora looked at Elaine in shock. Elaine had always been the type of person who was straightforward and honest. She was also sincere when treating people.

It was the first time that Eudora could feel Elaine's jealousy.

Elaine let out a sigh, "Forget it. If he actually likes you, I can't do anything either. I'm just a little jealous of you! However, as your business partner, I still like you very much! As businesspeople, we should put our interests first. It's getting late and we still have things to do tomorrow. We'd better go to bed early!"

After that, Elaine patted Eudora on the shoulder and turned around to enter her room.

Eudora stood there for a long time. She wanted to wash her face again, but when she recalled how much work had been done to get the water, she did not dare to do so.

In the end, she went back to her room to sleep.

The next day, after Eudora got up in the morning, Clint had already arranged everything.

"The people in the village have begun the construction process. There's no problem here for the time being. Since you had told Albert that you would give scholarships to a few students who have excellent character and academic results but are financially challenged, he said that he'll take you to those students' houses today."

Eudora frowned, "Don't tell me that they'll want to take photos. I don't think that's necessary! The students have always felt inferior because of their family difficulties. There's no need for us to add pressure onto them."

"No. There won't be photos!" Albert waved his hand and said, "We're just taking a look at their families."

Eudora finally relaxed, "Clint, prepare some gifts. Let's go take a look."

After Eudora finished speaking, she turned around to leave. She could hear Albert whispering to Sawyer, "Fortunately, you had reminded me about that matter before. Otherwise, Miss George would have been angry!"

Eudora's fingers slightly stiffened as Elaine's words rang in her ears.

"He likes you..."

It wasn't that Eudora disliked Sawyer, as he was actually a decent man. She was just holding back the slightest bit because she only had Amos in her heart.

It would be tough for her to let another person in.

Repressing her thoughts, they got into the car together and headed for the students' homes.

The first student that Albert introduced was a girl named Katie. According to Albert, Katie was obedient and sensible. Although she had to handle the chores at home, she still studied hard. Eudora's heart ached for this child. Katie reminded her of Juju.

She would try to help out as much as possible!

The mountain road was rough. After driving for more than two hours, they finally arrived at Katie's house.

Eudora felt that the journey was so long that she was about to reach Rosaville City.

"Does Katie stay in the school's hostel?" Eudora was confused.

"That's impossible. Her mother is sick in bed all year round. Katie needs to return home to take care of her. Every day, she has to get up before dawn to go to school..." That was too tough for a mere child!

Eudora frowned and saw a thatched cottage in the distance. Albert pointed to it and said, "Ah, that's Katie's home!"

They got out of the car and walked over with some things in hand. As soon as they arrived at the door, they could hear shouts coming from the house.

"You worthless thing, what's the use of you? After so many years, you can't even deliver a son for me, and you're sick all day long. I'll beat you to death!"

Then, came a girl's tender cry, "Dad, don't hit Mom! She hasn't recovered from the last time you hit her!"

"Get out of my way! Both of you are useless!"

"Dad!"

"I'll beat both of you to death!"

Everyone gasped. Eudora led the group and quickly ran in as soon as she heard the sounds.

In the house, the smell of alcohol filled the air.

In the middle of the room, a red-faced man was violently waving his belt. In front of him was Katie and her mother embracing each other.

Eudora felt like her heart was about to explode with anger!

She quickly went forwards and stood in front of Katie and her mother.

"What are you doing? Can't you talk nicely? Why are you hitting them?"

Katie's father, Ralph, looked as if he had drank too much. When he saw Eudora, he snorted in disdain.

"Who the hell are you? This is my wife and child. I can beat them if I want to. It's none of your business."

As Ralph spoke, he was about to swing the belt again. Just as he was about to hit Eudora, Sawyer, who was behind her, once again stepped forward and used his own back to block the whip. Eudora stared blankly at Sawyer. After confirming that she was fine, he turned around and grabbed the belt.

"Useless a*shole! You're just asking for a beating!"

After that, Sawyer pulled the belt over and took control of it. He whipped Ralph with the belt several times. Since he was already drunk, he was naturally not a match for Sawyer. After a few moves, he fell to the ground and begged for mercy loudly.