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.

his daughter's choice. He always had a soft spot for

and Leo joked about Anya's blind

vendors sold all kinds of meats and

checked the food's

Mia, the

a donkey, setting a stove and charcoal on the

Mia asked, patting her son's

cushion for the child to play on," the young man said,

arrived with a new cushion, unwrapping it and laying it on the ground, "Mia, let's put

yet. I'll hold him; he cries as soon as I put

the young man returned, both carrying skewers of meat and vegetables, placing

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

handed the child to her husband, then spread a mat and thin blanket on the cushion for her son to lie on. Anya, wielding insect repellent, sprayed it around to keep mosquitoes away

the stove and explained, "We call it Scholar's River. Legend has it that in ancient times, a scholar passing through here caught a fish. His wife cooked it, and after eating, he went to his 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 and their parents come here for good luck. It's the peak season for fish, and that's when picnic clubs

to the young

locals believe. Most visitors these past few weeks have been high

sitting

change in demeanor, as Mia

be part of the neighboring county but was incorporated into Havenbrook during the expansion. It used to belong

this, Hansen recalled recent events, "This place is nice, with mountains, water, beautiful scenery, and a

Hansen asked again, "Is that story true or just a legend? If it's true, I'll bring my grandson here to eat fish when he's

Henry was later held across his dad's arms, instinctively clutching his dad's finger,

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