"The government used to say fireworks were bad for the environment, and now they're allowing them again. The rules change every other day. Guess it has its pros and cons. So, want to go check it out?"

The weather had warmed up, and the evening breeze by the river was pleasant. It wouldn't be a bad idea to get Amelia out for some fresh air.

Deep down, Lila still hoped that Amelia and Vince would end up together. Lila had a pretty good idea of what Amelia was hesitant about.

The latter wanted marriage to happen naturally-because of love, not pressure. But she hadn't felt that love from Vince. Marriage was never her life goal or purpose-being happy was.

However, she had no idea where Vince stood in all of this. Maybe she should make time to ask him.

That night, the two of them arrived at the riverside early. The firework technicians were busy setting up, but the sandy shore was dominated by children, their laughter filling the air as they dug into the sand with tiny shovels, pretending to search for crabs.

Amelia leaned in close to Lila's ear and whispered, "There are no crabs here."

that. Sometimes, what you believe

no idea you were so in touch with your inner child." Lila nudged her gently, and just as she was about to take a step forward, she abruptly

She was dressed lightly and

jacket and tilted her head up toward him, eyes sparkling under the soft glow of the streetlights. Amelia, without saying a word, turned

after-brilliant, dazzling, but fleeting. The bursts of color lasted only a moment but

was unusually quiet. Lila let out

The next morning, she was sprawled out

buy these

looked up

after another, all about Kieran and Faith working together, calling them a perfect match. Some had even gone as far as to claim that the president of Morgan Group had moved on to a new love

people still have the nerve to spread it? Clearly, someone's paying

lot of people were buying into it. Lila's personal account was flooded with mentions and

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