Zoey was touched once again, and she felt the urge to whip up something in the kitchen, but Miranda stopped her in her tracks.

So she settled for helping out by watering the plants.

"Mom, is Dad meeting with that investor everyone's been talking about lately?" Zoey asked.

"Yes, he's quite the big shot over in Greenfield. Your father wouldn't have been called over if it wasn't important. I'm a bit worried about him, though. He's straightforward, a bit of a lone wolf, doesn't know how to schmooze. Back in the day, he was on covert operations and never really got the hang of mingling. Over in Greenfield, he always got the short end of the stick from his peers. If he slips up at this kind of event, he might just get chewed out."

"Don't worry, Mom, it'll be fine. If this investor is really from high society, I'm sure he'll be understanding."

Miranda sighed and patted her on the shoulder.

"Let's drop it. Remember the koi your dad brought home last time? I have no idea where he got it from. He doesn't seem to get that you can't just catch a koi in a river. Zoey, go feed it, will you? We don't want it dying on us and have your dad on our case."

Zoey chuckled to herself; she was no longer a little girl who believed koi were caught in rivers. Curtis was just trying to charm her.

I'll feed it

go start on dinner. You can watch some TV after feeding the

lit up. It was

[How's Zoey doing?]

moment's thought,

smiling. Let's not keep in touch anymore. She's a vigilant girl, and neither Curtis nor I want to delve into her past. She's been our daughter since four years

understand. Don't worry, I won't contact

for Zoey to move to another city, but then news

the countryside near

didn't live to see her twentieth birthday due to another drowning incident, was Curtis's

make it to

trying to reach out to the rescuer's family

years ago that they finally

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