The Wolf is Coming Ch. 46

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Hearing this, Abraham lowered his eyes, and thinking of Wilvo, his voice couldn't help but lower a few degrees, "I am the only one left in my family. It doesn't matter whether I go back or not."

So Mr. Granger stopped asking questions, and Emma, who only knew a general idea about Abraham, also raised her head in surprise.

Mrs. Granger was the first to break the silence. She placed a caramel pudding in front of Abraham and patted his shoulder gently, "Oh, poor boy, I'm sorry to remind you of this. Eat some pudding, maybe sweets can make you feel better."

Mrs. Granger was a warm and considerate person. Under her leadership, the dinner regained its previous warm atmosphere. When Abraham was leaving, she even welcomed him to come back next time to taste her specialty.

"Living alone in a foreign country is not an easy thing. I also know that the power of magic is very strong, but having magic does not mean having everything. Good boy, if you really need anything, you can also ask us for help." Mrs. Granger said to him with a smile.

A chandelier hung down from the top of the entrance. The warm light made Mrs. Granger look particularly amiable. In a trance, that smile overlapped with the smile of his mother in his memory.

Abraham wanted to say something, but when he had so much to say, he only said a serious answer, "Okay, I will."

Christmas Eve.

Emma had just taken the string of lights that was supposed to be hung on the Christmas tree from Crookshanks' mouth when Mrs. Granger's voice came from the kitchen.

"Hermione baby, are you free now?"

"Of course." Emma responded, then put down the string of lights and walked over.

"Since you are free, run an errand for me." Mrs. Granger put the newly made Christmas pudding into a beautiful wicker basket and said, "Remember Mrs. Smith from the next block? I took you to visit her last time."

Emma thought for a moment and nodded, "Hmm... I have some impression."

"Mrs. Smith has helped our family a lot, and her two sons can't come home this Christmas, so her place must be deserted. You can send these puddings to Mrs. Smith as a little gift from our family, and invite her to our Christmas Eve dinner in the evening." Mrs. Granger said naggingly, and stuffed the basket into Emma's hands.

"Well, okay." Emma agreed.

She put on the red cashmere coat that Mrs. Granger bought for her, and just as she was about to leave, Mrs. Granger suddenly called her.

"Hermione, wait a minute." Mrs. Granger quickly filled another small basket of pudding and stuffed it into Emma's hand. "This one is for Abraham. If possible, invite him to come tonight."

"I've said that we are not that kind of relationship..." Emma muttered.

"Yes, yes, I know you are just friends, but it's okay to invite friends. Go quickly." Mrs. Granger waved at her with a smile, "It's okay to come back a little later, but don't miss the dinner."

Emma pouted and went out with two small baskets.

The temperature outside dropped a little more than before, and the sky was gloomy, as if rain and snow were coming. Emma couldn't help shivering, blew a ball of hot air on her hands, then slung the small basket on her arm, put her hands in her pockets, and ran to the next block.

Mrs. Smith rarely went out, so Emma easily saw her and brought the Christmas pudding and Mrs. Granger's words. But when Emma came to Abraham's apartment, Abraham was nowhere to be found.

At this moment, the landlord, Mrs. Jones, passed by. Although they had only met once, she obviously remembered Emma.

"Merry Christmas, Miss Granger, are you here to see Abraham again? The boy went out early in the morning, saying he was going to buy something. I think he should be back soon." Facing Emma, Mrs. Jones was still happy to reveal Abraham's whereabouts.

Emma nodded and also sent her holiday wishes, "Merry Christmas, Mrs. Jones."

"What a good girl. But I have to go, it's a bit cold outside, you can wait for him in his apartment— believe me, this is a surprise." Mrs. Jones covered her mouth and smiled with a gossipy face.

Emma pretended not to hear anything and decided to wait for Abraham in front of the apartment building for only ten minutes.

However, ten minutes later, she was surprised.

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