Chapter 309

After shooing the bratty kids away, Clara Bennett finally turned her gaze to the man sitting on the ground. He looked to be in his twenties, maybe a bit older, but he was filthy head to toe. "You okay?" Clara asked gently. "Hee hee, pretty lady, you're so pretty... pretty lady... pretty..." The man's eyes were wide and pure, lighting up the moment he looked at her, his smile bright and goofy. Clara sighed inwardly—yeah, clearly something wasn’t right mentally. “What’s your name?” “Pretty lady... pretty lady... I’m so hungry, I wanna eat... pretty lady...” Tugging at her sleeve like a clingy kid, he spoke with that soft whiny tone. Clara gave up trying to get any straight answers from him right now. Whatever—she’d already helped this far, might as well see it through. She took him to a snack shop nearby and got him some bread. He grabbed the bread and immediately stuffed it into his mouth, like he'd been starving for ages. "This bread's so tasty... thank you, pretty lady..." Clara notic