Chapter 208

As the Ferris wheel rose higher into the night sky, Yvonne pressed her face to the glass, eyes wide with wonder.

“It’s so high up,” she whispered, awe shimmering in her gaze.

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Jeremy pulled out his phone and started snapping pictures from every angle. He’d actually spent the past few days studying photography tutorials online, taking it surprisingly seriously–and now it paid off. The photos turned out beautifully.

After admiring them for a moment, he picked a few of the best shots and sent them to Tinley, then slipped his phone back into his pocket and sat beside Yvonne.

Watching her gaze longingly at the lights below, Jeremy leaned in with a hopeful smile. “What are you thinking about?” he asked.

It was such a romantic moment–if Yvonne said she was thinking of him, he was sure his heart would take off like a rocket.

But she didn’t. Still staring down at the crowd below, she murmured in her soft little voice,

They look so small… like tiny ants.”

“Yeah, Jeremy replied, though in truth, he remembered his own first time on the Ferris wheel being far less magical–there hadn’t been a soul in sight. The entire park was deserted, and the only person with him had been his father, sitting in cold silence across from him.

Nothing about it had felt romantic.

He pushed the memory aside and looked back at Yvonne, just as she turned toward him with wide, puzzled eyes.

“Why didn’t Ian want me to talk earlier?” she asked, her voice soft and sweet, but laced with.

usion.

surprised she’d caught on. He reached over and gently

nodded seriously. She wasn’t a clueless little

around his and tilted her delicate face up to look

I say something wrong?” she asked, genuinely concerned. She’d thought about it for a long

me? Then I won’t say it next

heart melted. He raised his hand and gently brushed his knuckles against her soft cheek.

Okay, Yvonne. You didn’t say anything wrong. None of this

with the serious tone of a man presenting a case in court, he began listing names.

to blame too–who fires a gun in front of a kid? Totally out of line. And Grandpa? He’s not

Ian and I are guilty too. I shouldn’t have been chatting with those two people for so long,

on everyone involved–those who were there, those who weren’t–everyone

mouth parted in surprise, her pretty

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“R–really?” she asked.

solemnly. “Yes. Really.”

his arm even tighter, her

you… I

cause trouble for

kindergarten, she’d overheard a conversation that stuck with her–some kids were

took Anna

in another class, but he looked at her like she

and grandpa were bad people, worse than the villains on TV, and that he had to

her heart, her mom and grandpa were good people–her mom had brought her into this world and

those things. And somehow, that made her start to

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