“Mother? So she’s their Mom? How about the woman standing on the ridge with him? That was not the mother?” one of the parents inquired.

“Of course not! Can’t you tell?” another parent said. “Look, the husband told her to take care of the seedings because he doesn’t want her to get her hands dirty. He’s doing everything on his own instead.”

At least there were still parents who were observant enough to notice their interaction.

Upon hearing that, the other parents began to nod in agreement.

Meanwhile, Roxanne had completed her task and brought Vivian back.

She was all smiles when she returned with a basket full of fruits, but the grin on her face instantly vanished into thin air when she overheard the remarks those parents made.

It was hard for Roxanne to wrap her mind around the weird feeling that arose within her.

For years, she had always cherished the professional relationship she had with Sebastian.

But witnessing this in person somehow made her feel a little uncomfortable.

She felt as if another person had snatched something that belonged to her. It was the same feeling she had felt when Sasha visited Sebastian the last time.

Roxanne’s eyes dimmed, and her expression turned grim.

Sasha and the rest had planted all the seedlings before noon.

done! Can we go for lunch now,

They must be exhausted.

“Sure! But before that, we need to clean up first. Then

then carried Mattheo to a stream

seeing that, Sebastian, too, brought

can just clean yourself. I don’t have any dirt on me,” Ian

away the dirt, but he felt disgusted just thinking of the wet

wrong? You don’t feel like wearing wet clothes?” Sasha asked Sebastian after she was done cleaning

her. “Would you like to

remark

mind wearing wet clothes, but

a

this pair of disposable socks later, and once we are back to the village, we’ll

to coaxing

socks in her hands, the man reluctantly sat down

with you?” he asked while

gently washed the dirt off his

feet, Sebastian felt a tingling

indescribable feeling that he had no

Since we’re here for this kind of activity, of course, I’ll have to prepare a few pairs

man’s face as

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