Chapter 527

Chapter 527

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Zinnia settled into the porch swing in the yard, with Sunny circling at her feet. She reached out and gently scratched his chin.

She tilted her head back to gaze at the starry sky. Her phone vibrated incessantly in her hand. She lowered her gaze to look at the screen.

The family group chat was filled with messages of good wishes and pictures of reunion dinners. People kept tagging Zinnia.

Zinnia tapped on the screen and sent a good wish to the group.

The bustling group chat paused for a moment, and then a tidal wave of caring messages and good wishes poured in.

Zinnia had given them a heads–up about returning to the small town. Now she briefly replied to their messages of concern while scrolling through the reunion dinner photos they’d posted in the group chat. Maisie, in particular, had shared the most.

The Spence family and the Perkins family had their reunion dinner together at the Perkins manor. They took the opportunity to discuss plans for Yannis’s birthday celebration the next day.

Zinnia’s eyes fell on the latest snapshot posted in the group chat. There was Yannis, seated between James and Raymond.

Maybe because Christmas Eve was a festive occasion, Yannis, for once, wore a red and white sweater. With his good complexion, the red color really stood out on him.

In the photo, Yannis had neat, brown hair and a strikingly chiseled profile. His high–bridged nose was almost perfect. With his head slightly bowed, he held his phone. Zinnia couldn’t tell if he was working or just checking messages.

She also couldn’t tell what they were talking about, but in the photo, Yannis‘ lips curled into a half smile. His whole face lit up with a rare warmth.

Seeing him in the photo, Zinnia felt her scattered thoughts start to come together, a rare moment of clarity.

Zinnia hadn’t seen Yannis in days. Both of them were swamped with work, barely finding time to call at night. They only sent a few brief messages. Mostly, Yannis reached out first, and Zinnia simply replied to him.

Sometimes, Zinnia would drift off during their chat. The next morning, she’d wake up, unlock her phone, and see Yannis‘ “Good night” message.

Even though Yannis was just as tired as Zinnia, he’d always wait for her to stop texting back. Realizing she’d probably fallen asleep, he’d send her a “good night” before finally calling it a night.

A gentle smile spread across Zinnia’s face as she saw Yannis grinning in the photo.

really happy now, not lonely like he always said. The story about being lonely was

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viden chat. She paused for a second, surprised by his unexpected call, but a smile was

through, clear and playful, with a signature lift in his tone at the end Zinnia

voice filled with

on the screen. He was no longer at the table. It seemed he’d found a quiet

at Zinnia on the screen. “You’re

room or the living room. She was outside in the yard, bathed in a warm amber glow against

had been holed up in her home lab these past few days,

how swamped she was, so he hardly dared to disturb her. He only

matter how busy I am, I have to make time

she had to make some time for it,

leaned casually against the wall and asked, “Have you had

“Not yet. Nathan’s cooking.” She wanted to help, but Nathan wouldn’t let her. He didn’t want to

teased, “So, what tasty food did Nathan

off on her fingers. “Meatballs, fried sirloin steak, lamb

on Christmas dinner even though it

He teased, “Zinnia, make sure to

“Have you

the photo. Yannis was sitting at the dining table. The dishes were laid on the table, but it didn’t look

“Not yet. I’ll grab

was still early. Their Christmas dinner usually didn’t start

on Zinnia through the screen.

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in his eyes.

Zinnia was always the life of the party, yet now, even on Christmas Eve, there was

Zinnia responded absentmindedly, not really registering what Yannis

the phone screen as if trying to caress her

eyes, pursed her lips,

you’re tired, let’s take a break. As for Nathan, I’ll find a way

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