Chapter 400
The card read:
"I've climbed mountains, crossed rivers,
Witnessed the rebirth of nature, in an endless cycle,
Now, you are my mountain, and you are my river too.
-To Elysia."
Anyone with a romantic bone in their body could tell, this was a sweet, heartfelt message.
If Tarquin had been sure she was the one he'd been searching for, he might have pursued her relentlessly. But uncertainty kept him at bay.
It wasn't him who sent the cake!
Nor was it the kids!
So, who could it be?
Blossom, ever curious, asked, "Elysia, looks like you've got an admirer. Has anyone been courting you lately?"
"Nope."
puzzled. "Could it be a
all
to the trouble of sending you a love note. It must be from someone
her life might have been if she hadn't been forced to drop out and marry, like Blossom, with a normal
everything she'd been through, the idea
there was no denying the romantic gesture of
for a while but couldn't make heads
seemed all
eager for a bathroom break, and spotted the cake, his excitement palpable, "Mommy, mommy, are we
couldn't possibly allow the kids to eat something of unknown origin, but Emmett was looking forward to it so
hesitation, Elysia
scampered off to the
is this cake
premium range, definitely
her
6 inches for $120.
8 inches for $175.
T1I1m3OExcRdND6h9PHsF9+GUNN4M8ItgOhJ6JDrb/3OuoWerT7PvlMQVp5cbWbkcS0xt4ZLAZnCddBhzuZZsUqHAGcpmxm9TvKBryMEym5qdDKUSPWea0TMbJS3Ov+1vO/UbBg6SzfDT7WQR1G+rJNEH9wTnMI1WyNtktFvMR1rCOcjFTTHPvlSiLGm0o7Gpn8dl9WKWmFh2gTYwq47AYQGt2zQu2C4nXV9AskwZEH5dER7xiczW4GEzOamv8TfEQsdGZ+2Wfe/7HQtbRR2g/HedABtvSgxq7h1/R3ojFNQkTr7nI4QUrMYQp0J1kqJeLGVi4zwxazWgXZkHius7afKeg2MSiYOB88eBIqU8+5SnIfA089/yApeM7hrjvjYk6qAbzSdDye/ziHqF2a6yHSbbX1nXffU8Ov7zpwycYvkNm7tnHW6Dc2xVtviWN0whAIY6jtqbXtCtpUTwU+REleGFXsIXwRP0jMhi8YzurPbfNxPO3T9OE/M0oSav+U2KxxRt62yHhz0Xe0Udz/UvWG0Myv+LhcL1Lf/Knnr8KosHZPhbRr3T95OgI1E8Ez9fMz+J7QhLl/4WmGQObelImY1SQmT6DUJyxgQKU7Jjivyyd8sMruRX4Y4B6C3luH23/QdCut1kZtY4A1WjngCFYZL1W9HfNnevlhw7lPFNVGf9F178FDNvcntfZrOD9N+jda/NvR8ljYsi/p88vLmLQVZsPWSKp4yUWtjCW/QewYrR+fs7UsXgACBdBlvUb8JufuiBjq6Zugi22q+MDLllJ4iBqCkUJqaGkrDioHhjMdEtYpwh3jHBeD3rgG/wMtCmtgtJCRpC8K6vw+SXU2X3bhfcXwtqFpwppIdQTHID0xE0WUQ12bNGKLFWk1KYJP7LlJv4Dfg+IiGFcwHcnbYnAgi/x9WZS8Zku8Dph67d5aW3u2wCp6Is5RxpqTgHeSvI5e74bvjqB8CUAHmkNZMSwW/l0BqPxfYvvlUb01EpFg5u3WMPqc/p5yxshtUiSm4Hy54HwhVRkr16hxrDKNZWqg/1yDK1PDxvgQnwEFsDwtkw9cL8Fp9z50B0KM9RzRxozwwuSPJTtiSHXQ5mFVrx0Yv3DXNkNvbfpD5fIYheTs7DG7XXoVixla5wQyFrl0amlOg0rHyMGWkvuSbPpPthjA53KWVhgEdclS/rIHOcbrz9mXYyouX2LUILVFMzq/3gOTWGDKXcnWSozbjUiLpdSmIVklV0UAWaHZxsvnD6Yyn54z266HkhbyHPcJBxgQvzUP6y6q+0eNWNwVII5MU+/1SxcbDFiX4xSHFbuT27gU6LQWc41cw2hfrCvWlbaufmwsFMtcMyfNdbnCUCMRPIzjVsmFaHgVOn8Zpahfg/J3qxWcrkK3UvbUK5R1tA9GUHsPXxwf/NwKIGbiFvFFh9HXHzWbExtFf/uJQXj1my+PYM+tLmdw0jOOzmU82rgiCTH5LNUUbtpgNq0jyCMsX8SBNATfDwPLccWWKVzUhUxP5PtHYf5KDkN3KcNIm+93wivb4WDf9v8KN5r4tvCHY7QycDiXo1eZT04aXL49vc4bw0myPdMAWw+4Pr1qOCUY0Tp5WEsrEADOJa/ECWMAVtwXYMt1Btr6Iu3DUpPUX8hM3l/TOYsPeRgWIKPf3XVZnpoDBAm27qolf2441722sHNJiA+HwW8J3vu0bL6evx8qMCwEC3pop9RJ/TEkO/rLnxnaCExhx3u4Thls3HPSHoELo2xzfLRxz7TGtl0iNPZYzWUYaJNRsMm59AnBtbn7/RnrAqpKxsxpLCP8WlyPuSVLmC924m0F/0O0Fp0T+tszFtcT5m6ikP7op94VjvOf3YwwVViLH/BAQogKqxBlp7pwAC8mQK+YrybWBBSipHGvFMaxz+0j1avVh/YTiayo39oEkQDzR+/URTM9vCQeQ6dVgOghp4X+dhFE1yjYW66gvokTrkygDU852f7r12KO3kDS1qMi0WBTWNro2ki3Tg+R6lDV0WkZSydDJ83V8s5dKmCdpdgqsDcU9yoDxpV2RtFUMJNAyktqQ1ZWnw8NE24ATmJen0A8jzgFaZRZa52QtpTdCl3RwZNMt7oxxaY8yRKyZHmgf9+pYNjH9W7DqAHlB9YRe+M25VKDyLKBWS5kwWVXzRp73/henUj+kh/giXxnAM67bXbL3aR+yNwA6mpe09z+Rk3k2RhhyGqQ5NUmicltGW1AkXIrkYurKBjvV6p2ZCH5bYbpBV8s3M55oWp8qJbgvTyEIb3pacLVuVAYkb06DRCjExpOMoHBHjRDMNNswG2S2GCBFAotPVwE7kO+afLgAsBGi+gI=
The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!