This interruption recurred, but Ariana took it in stride.

“It’s alright,” she assured him, “Attend to your family. We’re fine here.”

With a brief nod and an apologetic look, Mitchel dashed off.

Melon, in the meantime, sat engrossed in the grandeur around him.

When he tried to place his juice back on the table, a slight miscalculation resulted in it cascading over Ariana’s skirt.

“I’m so sorry, Mommy!” Melon’s eyes widened in alarm.

“It’s alright, darling,” Ariana consoled, patting her wet skirt.

here and behave while I clean up,

watched his mother make

to the terrace. And there, in a fleeting moment, a familiar silhouette caught

of the recognizable silhouette,

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“Judy?” she breathed out.

recognizing the voice, spun around. A wave of astonishment washed over her features, quickly replaced by tears

to Ariana, wrapping her in a

a decade since their last meeting, and Judy’s heart had ached for Ariana throughout. Fate, however,

to hold back her

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mansion was sold, we, the staff, were all let go. But fortune smiled on me when a friend introduced me to the Chadwicks. I’ve been serving as their housekeeper since then. Life’s been kind. How about you? How

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