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'd arrived just as the rare

there be such

exactly


"Do you know if there are any

shook his head. "They're incredibly rare and only bloom once every 50 years. None of the mountains around here have them. Arlo was just lucky

there

every 50 years. If they missed this one, who knew how long

have that

"Why

"Jonah, we were just one step

just not destined to get my face hea don't mind

belongs to s

her arms around him tightly. "Of course I

her hair. "Then let's forget it. Let's go

Hailey nodded. "Alright."

to their room and decided to


slay home the r

morning Content belonet

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to shower

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