Mobius was often overlooked, so much so that everyone had forgotten about him in their excitement.

Suddenly, they all looked at him at the same time.

Mobius was lost in his thoughts. Feeling their stares, he looked up, confused. "Why are you all staring at me?" he asked, puzzled by their attention during a simple dinner.

"It's nothing. Just noticed you're really into your meal," Hanzel said, teasing Mobius a bit.

"Yeah, but I'm not the one who just charmed a lovely lady," Mobius shot back at Hanzel, not thinking twice about his words.

so let's not dwell on her. The world's full of wonderful women. Why fixate on

Hanzel brought up Esther. He slammed

soothe him, "I'm sorry. I didn't realize it was

it." Mobius got up and headed

and Richard looked at

Esther's closest friend here, so her words might mean more. Maybe

agreed with her

Pearl grabbed a coat and a scarf, then left the dining room. sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ

as he sat by the pond, looking at the distorted reflection of the scenery on the water's

to himself when suddenly someone patted his shoulder. He turned sharply and saw Pearl smiling at him. "Pea... Oh, Pearl, why are you here?" Even though he wasn't in the mood for talking, Pearl was his sister-in-law and Esther's best friend. He felt obliged to

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