Chapter 701 The Long-Awaited Cherries
Vera struggled to hold Teddy. "Teddy, you can't eat that."
Teddy opened his mouth, trying to nibble on Vera's lips. "Mommy will taste it for you."
Later, Vera handed the chubby Teddy over to Patrick.
Milo led everyone inside, where people were already picking cherries. They greeted Milo warmly.
Once inside, Milo waved his hand grandly. "Feel free to play around. You can pick and eat any cherries from the trees."
Vera looked at the clusters of red cherries, like strings of garnet beads, so tempting in their redness.
She reached for the lower ones, standing on tiptoe, while Teddy raised his tiny, chubby
arms.
The silver bracelet on her wrist gleamed in the sunlight.
Vera picked one and tasted it. "The ones in the shade are sour, but the ones at the top are sweet."
Molly looked up at the treetop. "I can't reach them."
Susan said, "I can!"
Even the tall Patrick and Sebastian looked at Susan, who claimed she could.
Shawn was about to use a stick to knock down the cherries, but he saw the ground was already covered with fallen cherries, some overripe and dropping with the wind.
Susan said she could do it.
Randall scoffed. "You can? What, you got wings to fly up there?"
Susan found a lush tree, slung her backpack over her shoulder, and hiked up her long, flowing dress.
didn't care about her
up, not afraid of getting
He couldn't yell,
"Vera, Molly, the ones up here are
did
watched Susan and laughed. "She's
"She's
glanced at her. "Thinking of taking
shook her
wide-eyed at Susan. From the moment Susan started climbing, he
felt a stir inside. Vera quietly handed Teddy
Molly joined in too.
Patrick were
don't worry. I'll get you the sweetest
"Susan, if you fall and break an arm or leg, or worse, hit your head and become a fool, I'm not taking
a thinner branch, holding on with one hand. "Randall, give me the
was
at Vera, his little neck
tree-climbing experience and Vera's training, needed
a worried husband
around, advising, "Susan, be
cheered, "Vera, there are more up there. Go for
are you still in the middle?
holding onto her. "Dad, Molly's balance isn't great. She can just play in the middle." Others could
all of
school, Sebastian noticed this. So, while others rode bikes, he
for a while, then went to play
been watching Vera for a long time. When she didn't
Teddy's clear, crisp cries echoed
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