Chapter 1058

Valerie looked at the urn holding her grandpa Albert's ashes and couldn't help feeling a heavy weight in her chest. She was overwhelmed with nostalgia.

Just remembering the life she'd shared with her grandparents, and how suddenly her grandfather had passed, brought it all back.

"Oh, Grandpa... So much has changed since that day you came to pick me up from school," Valerie said wistfully.

She remembered that day so clearly-how her grandfather had suddenly shown up to take her somewhere unknown. That had been twenty-five years ago.

An adventure that led her to meet new people who, from the moment they came into her life, never left it again.

Today, Serenity and Alden were coming back from their honeymoon. Serenity, the daughter born from her youthful love, whom she adored, was about to start a new chapter. Soon, she'd be having her baby. She was lucky-she'd found a good partner. She'd learned to recognize those true sparks of love.

In just a couple of months, the newly formed Palmer Bartz family would be welcoming its newest member, a baby girl named Isabelle.

"My love... Valerie?" Marcus called from the doorway.

He'd been talking to her for five minutes, but she hadn't responded. Her eyes were fixed on her grandfather's ashes.

"Sorry! What were you saying? Did you call me?" Valerie said, snapping out of it. "My love, are you okay? I was talking to you for a while..." Marcus asked, curious. "Oh, it's nothing. Just women things... Actually, more like memories flooding in. What's up, tell me?"

"Hey, I talked to Serenity. She wants us to help with that house they saw in Hesperia. She wants us to tell the agent to check it out and work out the details so they can buy it-the one they liked in Hesperia."

"Wow! So, these kids are really serious about moving to Hesperia?"

"Of course, love! They already narrowed it down to five options Ethan showed them, with John's help."

"With your brilliant help, I assume..." Valerie said with a touch of sarcasm.

"What can I say? After they asked if it was possible to buy Silvercrest Castle or the Pines Estate... I had to step in and help a little. The Palmers really are born with a flair for the exotic."

new country. And that whole

bought Fiona a massive mansion? Diana told me Fiona was shocked and kind of stressed-place is so big, she doesn't even know

over

the guy was alone for so long, and honestly, just by looking at him—you can't deny he's handsome for his age. But man,

Theodore's attractive?" Marcus said, surprised, placing a hand dramatically on

charm, but yeah, that face and his

Want to

to mind staying with us-he's more

That kid's basically

to it, because once we're all living in Hesperia, I'm pretty sure things are going to stay

makes

a great team. I just look at them and

going to be adorable. It's

should've just adopted

said, distracted. "Hey, we already talked about this-you need to chill out with your son-in-law. Whether you like it or not, he's

now."

Hesperia, we need to carve out a little time in our busy schedules to hit the beach. Our little ones, Albert and Caroline, need to see

in Hesperia, we'll make it happen," Marcus said, already thinking about the mountain of things they had

finally returning to Hesperia, the

as little noise as possible,

they asleep?" Peter

took forever to get them down tonight..." Celeste said,

pulling her in

might see us..." Celeste

to see us? Alden and Serenity aren't home, Ethan's

Aria, Danielle, and Ellie went to the movies. The girls are fast asleep... so that means I've got you all to myself," he

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