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He spread his hands. “Don’t look at me. I don’t know my way around here either.”

“Aren’t you the Landons relative?”

“Only barely. They’d need multiple family trees to trace it.”

Miranda gave him a helpless look.

“Still, I’ve got a decent sense of direction. Let’s keep going, and maybe we’ll figure it out,” he suggested, leading the way.

After countless turns and traversing numerous pathways, they finally arrived at a small courtyard. Surrounding the area was a lattice fence, fashioned into an exhibition wall. Miranda leaned in for a closer look and found it covered with photos from Sebastian’s childhood.

From his birth to his first month, to his first birthday, age five, and age ten…

She picked up a photo of a very young Sebastian, nose and eyes streaming with tears. His face was still wrinkled and resembled a little monkey.

A few of the photos showed him around age three; a small boy with a round face, wearing a fuzzy onesie and a headband adorned with Teletubby–like antennae. He had red–nose and red–eye, clearly having just cried.

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had too much to drink. They’re all still

paused, realizing his slip–up before nodding. “You’re right. I’ve had a few too many… Academics should be their priority, and the rest… Well, let’s

went off to

and his gaze was steady. “You shouldn’t have

raised an eyebrow. “Oh? Do you have an opinion,

you think you’re free to say what you want, Mr. Cooper, but

I haven’t thought of

Paul looked him directly in the eyes. “Mr. Cooper, you’re a smart man, I don’t need to spell

act as if you’re the only one who cares about her. I care about her

you truly care,

a few words. Dr. Jefferson, you don’t need to be

The Landons might be forgiving, but with someone else or in another setting, do you think it wouldn’t affect

froze, his expression

Paul continued, “you’d be mindful

that, he walked

the cake, Miranda had some cream on her hands. She’d wiped them with a napkin, but they still felt sticky. After

Sam, who offered her a bottle of water. “The cake’s pretty

meal, Sam had noticed her taking a single sip of her

water

to the main house together, needing to go through a long, covered corridor. with two turns. The Landon

had passed through the second courtyard, with connecting hallways and winding paths that all seemed the same. Before long, it

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