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.

thrilled with his daughter's choice. He always had

and Leo joked about Anya's blind

vendors

checked the food's freshness like

and Molly found a spot to clear some stones. Mia, the mom, wandered around with her child, feeling the heat

a stove and charcoal on the ground, "This was ordered

asked, patting her son's

went to rent a cushion for the child to play on," the young

Andre arrived with a new cushion, unwrapping it and laying it on the

the drowsy Henry, "He's not settled yet. I'll hold

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

what's this river called? The current's pretty strong, and I've never

spread a mat and thin blanket on the cushion for her son to

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

who had paused her spraying to listen, turned to

visitors these past

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

in demeanor, as Mia remarked, "That explains all

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

recalled recent events, "This place is nice, with mountains, water, beautiful

legend? If it's true, I'll bring my grandson here to eat fish when he's taking his college entrance exams in 18 years." Henry, cradled by his

rosy-cheeked Henry was later held across his dad's arms, instinctively clutching his dad's finger, miraculously calming into

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