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.

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

and Leo joked about Anya's

bring supplies, nearby vendors sold all kinds of

checked the food's freshness like

stones. Mia, the mom, wandered around with her child, feeling the heat and Henry's fussiness from lack

a young man appeared with a donkey, setting a stove and charcoal on

husband?" Mia asked, patting her

the child to play on," the young man said, setting down the stove and making sure I was stable

and laying it on the ground,

not settled yet. I'll hold him;

both carrying skewers of meat

and I've never heard of it before."

the cushion for her son to lie on. Anya,

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

turned to

past few weeks have

Chad, who was sitting on the mat,

noticed Anya's change in demeanor, as Mia remarked, "That explains all the

to Hansen, "This used to be part of the neighboring county but was incorporated into Havenbrook during

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

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

his dad's arms, instinctively

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