S31 175. Enter the Water

Barbara’s breath had been heavy. Feeling tired, she raised her hands. and paddles up.

“Woohoo! I won!”

Philip stopped right next to Barbara’s kayak. The curve of his lips was sweet. His eyes were full of love.

“Where’s the finish line anyway?”

Barbara turned her head with bright sparkling eyes. “Didn’t you see it? It was back there.” She pointed her finger behind her back.

Philip let out an amused laugh. “Okay, I admit I lost. My wife is good. at rowing now.”

Barbara laughed too. She felt silly for being happy about her victory. Even though it was clear, Philip deliberately gave in.

“It’s such a beautiful day, Phil. So is this view. Look at the water could it be so clear? It feels like I’m skating on crystal.” Barbara ruffled the water with her paddle. “Look! The water is like crystal drops.”

Philip tilted his head, watching how his wife admired the ocean.” there is no rubbish and no pollution. There is only you here with m That’s what makes this view beautiful.”

Barbara turned her head with her eyebrows pressing against her forehead. Seeing how warm Philip’s eyes glowed, her heart tingled.

“Are you sure it’s just me? Look around us. Those majestic mountains, cute houses in the distance, and the sky that’s like a painting.”

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“Yes, but you are the most beautiful of them all.”

Barbara snorted slightly. “I think I’ve used the right spell to charm you. That’s good. Keep falling for me.”

“Always.”

Philip looked in the direction his wife was looking, then another. Realizing the presence of other people, he quickly said, “Babe, how about we go over there? It looks like the view is no less beautiful.”

“Come on!”

Barbara rowed again. Seeing that, Shania snorted. “Where else are they going?”

She increased her speed. When she caught up, she smiled with

satisfaction.

is even more beautiful,” she

for

shrank. She glanced behind her th sighed in disbelief. “You’re following us? This sea is so

play alone?”

with Poppy?”

With an innocent face, she shrugged her shoulders. “She

disturb them.”

to come here and disturb us? Don’t you remember that my

“I thought we agreed

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disbelief. Before she could speak again,

get emotional. Our moment

about we continue over

it to be just the two of us.”

nodded. “Yes, just the two of us. A sane and self-aware person wouldn’t follow a

taken aback. She didn’t expect that her efforts to

attention would actually suffer

feel that my presence

they turned around, Shania let out a

bother you guys. I just want to

have fun.”

since when have y

up from under a furrowed brow. But a second later, h gaze returned to his wife. “Babe, we haven’t had time to take photo here. The twins will nag us if we forget to send a report about our fun

a photo.” She took

drove around to Barbara’s side.

there?” Barbara extended her arm to Shania’s side, looking for the right angle so that Philip and the view behind her appeared

Phil.”

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of Shania’s lips twitched. Her chest felt tight. However, she didn’t want to give up yet. She returned to paddling the kayak, parking

the three of us? I also want to get to know the twins. Who are they? Are they your nephews?”

them on one screen. However, when she was about to respond, Philip said, “They are our children. What

yourself to them as? A nosy woman who

Shania flinched. “Children?”

a long time.

in disbelief. “She doesn’t look like she’s ever

is extraordinary, right? I think, even in fifty years, he will still be

dy

she heard Philip’s story. In

will be happ

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