“I’m Ariana Edwards. Used to be in the Edwards circle. I got to know Dr. Chadwick just a few years back.”

A light bulb went off in Rodney’s head; he remembered the Edwards, who faced some tough times. He decided not to dive deeper into that topic.

Although curious about Rodney’s sudden interest, Ariana chose to steer the conversation elsewhere.

“Thanks for looking after Melon,” she said gracefully.

“We should be on our way.”

As Ariana and Melon made their exit, Rodney watched them leave, whispering to himself, “So much alike.. way too much.”

After the big dinner, as Ariana and Mitchell were gearing up to leave, Rodney decided to give them a personal send-off.

bring the kid too,” said Rodney, his face

being warm? That’s new. Ever since his quiet retirement years began, he didn’t really Like having company. The big feast tonight was only because she had twisted his arm into

said with a sweetness that made everyone’s heart melt a little. Watching him, Catalina found herself sighing. Oh, how she wished the charming boy was Mitchel’s.

left with Melon and Ariana to retire

A ‘s

soon as they arrived, Ariana settled her things down to massage her sore shoulders. She took a refreshing shower and took care of Melon’s needs before

morning, she set out to arrange a visit in Holden’s

Melon’s needs first and made sure everything was in order before venturing out

Holden was nowhere to be found.

his voice and her late husband’s was far too creepy to be ignored, and she wasn’t

a closer look at his appearance to confirm her suspicions via the energy project proposal, but that was still far from materializing. Everything about it was postponed because

out a sigh, then proceeded

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