Four years later, at Little Oaks Preschool in Zion City.

Zoey was about to clock out when she overheard her colleagues chatting.

"Did you guys catch the news? Some big investor is planning to settle down in Zion City. Heard they're loaded. Even the city officials are getting involved, talking about handing over all the tourism development projects in Zion City. That's gonna be huge."

"Zion City's got natural beauty, no doubt. It should've been a tourist magnet ages ago. If it weren't for the previous administration's scandal, we'd be right up there."

"The mysterious bigwig is from Greenfield, real blue-blooded elite. Our small city is so lucky to attract such affluence. I hear he's bringing a kid along, but the mom passed away."

"How on earth do you know all this?"

"It's no secret back in Greenfield. Got a cousin working there, picked it up from the local news. Plus, the kid's got autism, they say."

"No kidding?"

"Dead serious. Because of the condition, the guy's pretty protective, keeps the kid close, doesn't trust anyone else with him."

quietly packed her teaching materials, tuning

it had taken her two years to

in a substantial two thousand dollars a month-an

made to leave, catching Gemma's

you heard the tycoon's son might

polite smile.

Gemma rolled her eyes.

No clue which

regained her health, her

out from the

she picked up her bag and

out of earshot, Gemma started

already told her, and she's just playing dumb." "Don't be

in on merit? Her dad's a retired big shot. She was convalescing abroad

back. She's

single-probably holding out

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