Chapter 717:

Brian’s arms, still holding Estella, were frozen in place, while Layla had already wrapped her hands around Estella. But Brian hadn’t released her.

“Sir…” Estella called out softly.

She called again, but Brian still hadn’t snapped out of his daze.

It was Rachel who quietly suggested, “Maybe you should give Estella to her mom first?”

Layla, quick to catch on, noticed Rachel’s reaction when she saw Brian and the tense air between them. She instantly put the pieces together.

“Estella’s worn out from all the playing. I’ll take her back now,” Layla said, finding a reason to leave and picking Estella up.

“Mom, isn’t Rachel coming with us?” Estella asked, sounding confused.

some things to take care of. We’ll go back first,” Layla

responded, clearly accepting

tired that she rested her head against her mom.

even after Layla had gone, neither

chosen with great care, and neither

more content

was afraid of saying too much all at once. His hand moved toward her,

which had been tousled by the

keeping pace

around them as they walked together in silence, for what felt like

bonfire party eventually ended, and as the crowd thinned, the beach grew quieter. That’s

a long

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