第03章 旅途与自动手记人偶(2/8)

ever after

Out of kindness, Hodgins invited the four people who had gathered up at the postal company to his residence in the top floor.


The whole floor was his apartment, thus it was quite large. A family of five could live comfortably in it. The furnishings were arranged in wooden items and serene shades of dark brown and green. It was a relaxed, adult atmosphere, where was nothing particularly funny. It had a faint scent of the perfume that Hodgins always wore.


The invited four let out sighs of relief. The biggest reason for it, although there was also the fact that this was Hodgins’s apartment, was that they were able to escape the horrible situation outdoors. With the exception of Lux, three of them were tough enough to take part in the act of physically crushing other postal companies, but human beings could not win against natural disasters.


“Hey, what do we do? We can’t go home anymore, can we?”


“There’s nothing we can do. We got no choice but stay in Old Man’s place.”


“First time something like this happens, huh. But we’re all together, so… might be imprudent of me to say this, but… it’s a bit fun. Violet, are you worried about your home?”


“Yes, about the flowerbeds.”


“You should say ‘about the people back home’, V.”


“The two went on a trip, so they are away. I promised that I would take care of the flowers in their absence, which is why… I am worried about the flowerbeds. Besides, if that house were to be destroyed by this storm, this place would meet its end much sooner… We have little time left to live.”


“Don’t go from talking about your family to destroying the company, Little Violet. Hey, hey, everyone, you’ll catch a cold so get changed first. Put the towels in the laundry basket. Benedict, don’t throw the towels wherever!”


As told by Hodgins, the employees firstly decided to change their clothes.


Violet and Cattleya had just returned from a work trip of ……(内容加载失败!请反馈访问设备详细信息。)