Chapter 274

In the evening, Rafael came to visit Ryan. His words of comfort were more effective than those of Rowan or Carissa.

Rafael's reassurance was simple and direct: "A true man must learn the way of patience and endurance."

Upon hearing this, Ryan immediately felt at ease, accepting the treatment calmly and obediently.

Rafael spent half an hour with him, practicing writing. Ryan's handwriting had improved significantly. The flexibility of his fingers had increased, and his progress was gratifying.

Clearly, Ryan was quite talkative. While Rafael accompanied him, he asked numerous questions, all trivial and conversational in nature.

Rafael patiently answered every question, no matter how inconsequential.

After a while, Carissa instructed the staff to prepare dinner and invited Rafael to stay for the evening meal.

Rafael now occasionally dined at Northwatch Estate. Lily had figured out his food preferences—he wasn't particularly fond of sweets but could tolerate them, and he wasn't keen