Leedon nodded and reminded me, “The path is muddy. Ride carefully. You wouldn’t want to get all dirty again.”

“Noted.”

The path leading from the base was indeed muddy, as Leedon had forewarned. Luckily, the weather was good in the morning and dried out the road a little, so I did not fall. I only got some mud stains on me.

The lunch was at the hotel at the visitor centre. I returned the bicycle and cleaned off the mud stain on my shoes and pants before heading to the hotel.

Just then, Nora called. “My dear, what are your plans for tonight?”

“I had a long day. I want to get a good night’s sleep later,” I replied.

 

“Tsk. What a waste of time!”

“What do you have in mind then?” I questioned her instead.

 

“Aren’t you working on a project at Lavelian Village? We decided to pop over and spend Valentine’s Day with you. There is a big field just behind Lavelian Village. We can camp there tonight, watch the sunrise in the morning, then spend the whole of tomorrow there. We already bought stuff for a barbeque tomorrow.” She sounded pleased with her plan.

“We?” I was curious.

our outing. We can have a get-together without affecting your work schedule. Oh, by the way, Tabitha’s fiancé is

“Do you want to invite

I declined. “What

an hour. Shall

lunch. However, since Ashton had arranged for a lunch meeting with Mr. Oberick, I could not commit. “We shall see. You go ahead with your plans. I will join you once I am done on

“Okay!”

so please bring an extra set of

“No problem.”

I went into the hotel and was ushered to the private dining

was delighted to have such a lively

to children. “Come to think of it, you were married for

Ashton was tongue-tied, and he

avoid his gaze. I could hear him diverting the subject. “Mr. Oberick, you should take some tomato basil soup later. It

may be old, but he is not senile and can see through

to let go of it. “My boy, you are not young anymore. You have to start planning for your future. Both of you are over thirty and you had been married for so many years. It’s about time you consider

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