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Chapter 517 Desperation

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Joey was a bit surprised that he suddenly brought this up.

"I'll ask Hanson about it. Is there anything else you want to tell me?" Joey asked.

She sensed something was off. Was Zachary busy, or was he simply unable to take her calls?

"Mr. Gray has always cared about you. After you left, he wasn't used to it. Sometimes, he would stare at the fridge for a long time, or stand silently in front of the wardrobe in the morning," Henry said slowly.

Joey pursed her lips and stayed silent.

"Maybe he didn't realize it the day you two split up. But later, seeing the food you liked in the fridge, the clothes you loved in the wardrobe, the cups you used at home, he finally understood the pain of losing you."

Henry thought that if Zachary never woke up, he needed to clear up their misunderstandings from the past.

"Did something happen to him?" Joey suddenly asked.

She didn't believe Henry was saying this just to reconcile them. Henry and Shane had been with Zachary the longest, so they knew
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