Roseanne felt a bit sheepish, realizing her guarded demeanor wasn't as concealed as she had hoped. Nonetheless, she wasn't truly embarrassed. After all, being cautious during a first meeting is perfectly reasonable.

The elderly couple, with their wealth of experience, would surely understand this better than most.

Indeed, Geneva patted her hand reassuringly. "My dear, especially for a lovely girl like you, being cautious is wise. It's always better to be safe than sorry."

"Uh-huh."

"You mentioned my voice sounded familiar... I grew up in Pinehollow and only moved to Lumina City after graduating from high school. We probably never crossed paths before." "That's true." Geneva smiled.

Yet, for some reason, Roseanne perceived a hint of sadness and disappointment in that smile.

Neely, eager to lighten the mood, chimed in with a smile, "Well, we hadn't met before, but now that we have, let's consider it fate."

Roseanne nodded, smiling in return.

Soon, Corley returned with water, handing a bottle to each of the elders.

He then handed the remaining bottles, still in the bag, to Roseanne.

"These are for your mom and dad. Your mom's book signing is today, right? Your dad must be around too?"

nodded, hesitating about whether

pressing the bag

"...Thank you."

all chatting about? Seemed like

grandparents' faces, a rare sight. Even his

was the last time he saw the elders this

year, when he

grandmother was in

and his grandfather

overwhelmed with worry.

saw a

home country, considering the Rodriguez family's roots and

for

drifters without

his efforts,

Rodriguez might have been taken to

nearly

health, which made it impossible to

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