The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

At that moment, the carousel whirred to life.

A park attendant stopped Haynes at the entrance.

Neville, noticing the commotion, waved at Haynes with a smirk that was just a little

too smug.

Dropping the previous conversation, Neville turned to chat with Stella about

something else, and she let out a quiet sigh of relief.

When Keen and Marvin climbed down from the carousel, both boys were beaming

with joy.

Without missing a beat, they began scanning the area for their next adventure.

Neville's gaze drifted to Rachel, who was practically glued to Haynes' side like a piece of stubborn tape.

His eyes sparkled mischievously, and he suggested, "Marvin, didn't you say you wanted to try the pirate ship ride? Should we give it a go?"

Marvin, rather than answering right away, turned to Stella for her opinion. "Stella, do you want to go?"

Stella saw the hopeful look in Marvin's eyes and nodded gently.

over at Keen. "Keen, if you'd rather not, you can wait for

could finish, Keen interrupted,

studied him for a moment, then smiled. "Alright,

Rachel's sake, they only ever chose safe, slow-paced rides-like boat tours or the gentle

always managed to have

Haynes' opinion; she simply led the group

Stella the whole time. He'd made up his mind not to let Neville and

he saw them moving, he followed

going on

ignored him, but

now, they'd reached the

about to step on when Rachel suddenly tugged at his

you

Haynes frowned slightly. "Yes."

nervously at the swaying pirate ship. Her voice was soft. "Haynie, I don't think my health can handle

ca

hadn't forgotten

"If you

hesitated, surprised. "Wait...

Rachel couldn't join a ride, Haynes and Keen wouldn't give it a second thought-they'd stay behind with

now, they were

Stella and Neville as they moved ahead. He hurried after them,