Jonah nodded. "Alright."

He took Hailey to Arlo's residence, but the front door was locked. There was no one home.

Hailey knocked on the gate. "Hello? Is anyone home?"

A neighbor stepped out from next door. "Are you two looking for Arlo?"

Hailey nodded. "Yes, we are. Do you know where he went?"

The neighbor replied, "He's already moved. He left Barombya."

"What?" Hailey panicked and asked, "Do you know where he moved to?"

"I heard he made a lot of money and said he's not coming back."

Made a lot of money?

"You're here to buy the snow lotus, right? It's already been sold. Someone offered a huge sum to buy it, and Arlo took the windfall and moved away."

Hailey felt her heart sink. The snow lotus had already been sold-they were too late.

They had thought their timing was perfect, that they'd arrived just as the rare flower bloomed. However, someone else beat them to it.

be such

grew suspicious. Who exactly had bought


know if there are any other snow lotuses

rare and only bloom once every 50 years. None

words, there were

once every 50 years. If they missed this

didn't have that kind of

hand. "Why is

we were just one step too

destined to get my face

belongs to s

wrapped her arms around him tightly. "Of course I

kiss to her hair. "Then let's forget

Hailey nodded. "Alright."

and decided to


slay home the r

morning Content belonet

s

to

her heart sink. She really wanted Jonah to be able to heal his

to wear a mask

never said it aloud, Hailey knew he minded—he

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