Earlier on the same day, after the breakfast…
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"Here you go, Mister Kraust," Ellin said as he put the last cleaned and sparkling dish in its proper place. "Now, excuse me, I must… check on our car, yes, right now. Why don't you rest a little for now? Eve can keep you company…"
"Ah, wait for me, Lin-Lin! I will help!" Xia hurried after him.
They didn't see the nonplussed look that Eve threw after them or a tired one from Victor. Neither did they actually went to the car; instead, as soon as Ellin got out of the house, he let out a deep sigh of relief and grinned.
"Heh, we must've looked really stupid from the side, Xia. I swear, with each passing hour I feel more and more like I'm returning into the past, when I was cleaning floors and tables after people all day long."
