Scott hurried over and found five brand-new hundred-dollar bills stashed under the cutting board.

"Officer Chad, for just a few cherries, this is way too much."

Chad hadn't planned this with Molly. It was all her, sneaking over, grabbing his wallet, and leaving the money there.

"Molly really gets me, huh?"

Molly grinned, "Of course, only I truly understand you."

Looking for a lunch spot, Molly found a riverside picnic club on her phone.

Molly nibbled on her thumb, "Chad-"

"Henry's too young."

"He won't eat much anyway."

"The smoke will be strong."

Molly stopped pleading and got down to business, "Chad, if you take me to the picnic, I'll stay over at the Byrne family's house tonight."

Officer Chad, always ready to compromise, asked, "Where's it at?"

A half-hour drive later, they arrived at the bustling riverside, vehicles parked all around. It was a busy weekend. Walking down the slope, Andre carried his son and held his wife's hand, surrounded by dirt paths and the smoke from woodland barbecues. Kids played by the river, and a few high school students in uniforms were there too.

daughter's choice. He always had a soft spot for the younger generation's

carload of stuff came in handy, and Leo joked about Anya's blind luck in picking the

though they didn't bring supplies, nearby vendors

food's freshness like a

to chat, Anya and Leo fetched things, and Molly found a spot to clear some stones. Mia, the mom, wandered around with her child, feeling the heat and Henry's fussiness

a young man appeared with a donkey, setting a stove and charcoal on the ground, "This was

Mia asked, patting her son's

rent a cushion for the child to play on," the young man said, setting down the

laying it on the

looked at the drowsy Henry, "He's not settled yet. I'll hold him; he

returned, both carrying skewers of

what's this river called? The current's pretty strong, and I've never heard of it before." He used to

thin blanket on the cushion for her

exams and topped them. On his way back, he remembered the fish and ate it again. Since then, it's said that eating fish from this river brings exam success. Gradually, it became known as Scholar's River. Every year around April and May, students

paused her spraying to listen, turned to the young man, "Do we have

these past few

glanced at Chad, who was sitting on the mat, deep

else noticed Anya's change in demeanor, as Mia remarked, "That

the neighboring county but was incorporated into Havenbrook during the expansion. It

events, "This place is nice, with mountains, water, beautiful scenery,

my grandson here to eat fish when he's taking his college entrance exams in 18 years." Henry, cradled by his dad, cried a

Henry was later held across his dad's arms, instinctively clutching his dad's finger, miraculously calming into a peaceful

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