"How did he know we were here? Is he here for Natalie?"This was bad. With Gabriel appearing at a time like this, Calvin, who was already in a dangerous position, would be even more at risk, wouldn't he?Curtis went to meet him. "Why did you come here?"Gabriel slammed the car door and looked at him. "You've got the nerve to ask. Why didn't you tell me you were coming here?"He scanned the surroundings and then asked casually, "Where's Nat?""She's still sleeping in the RV.""Then let her sleep for now. Are you two making breakfast? I can help you."In order to have a legitimate reason to stay, he volunteered to help with everything. This was a rare opportunity. He must take advantage of it to resolve the conflict with his son and have a good talk with Natalie.Margot sneaked into the RV. Seeing that the children and Natalie were still asleep, she gently patted Natalie and whispered, "Natalie…"Natalie was a light sleeper. She wouldn't have still been in bed at 6:00 am if she
Curtis checked the time. It was getting late.He gently held Margot's hand and said in a deep voice, "I'll be going now. When Lilac wakes up, tell her I've gone to pick watermelons for her. I'll be back at noon.""Okay."Seeing Margot was still somewhat unhappy, Curtis bent down to kiss her. "Don't worry. I'll only be gone for a little while.""I'm not worried. Go ahead. It's not like I'm stopping you."Still sensing her reluctance, Curtis patted her head. Although he was reluctant too, he still left.As he went, he told Gabriel, "Gabriel, I have something to do, so I'm leaving first. Please watch over them."Gabriel replied by the stream, "Go ahead, I'll take care of things here."Watching Curtis leave, Gabriel asked Natalie, who was rinsing her mouth, "You didn't bring Curtis when you came. When did he join you?"Natalie ignored him. She finished rinsing and got up to leave.Gabriel followed. "Nat, can you not be like this?"Natalie got on the RV, forcing Gabriel to stop i
He was eager to return, fearing Natalie would be snatched away by Gabriel.…On the mountain, Lena got up and put on one of the new dresses, joyfully heading out of her room to show Calvin.However, she couldn't find him after searching around and could only see Tommy in the kitchen preparing food.She walked over and asked, "Um, why are you the one preparing breakfast? Where's Calvin?""Oh, he had some things to do at the foot of the mountain. Don't worry, the food I make won't be any worse than his."Noticing Lena was in her new dress, Tommy stopped what he was doing and smiled as he looked her over.The white dress looked much better on her than the one she wore before. She would probably look even better if she had long hair and light makeup. In any case, Tommy was quite satisfied.With a smile, he complimented, "You look especially beautiful today."Hearing this, Lena felt embarrassed and turned in a circle for him to see. "Really?""Yes. I'll do your makeup later. That
Calvin already spotted Natalie and Gabriel from a distance. A wave of bitterness surged in his heart.But in the end, reality made him stop in his tracks and abandon the idea of approaching Natalie. He withdrew his gaze and stopped in front of Lilac and Benjamin, pretending not to care about the others."Lilac, Benjamin, what are you doing?" he asked."We're watching the ants, Uncle Calvin," Lilac said with a smile, pointing at a row of ants on the ground. "Look, they're lined up so neatly."But Benjamin looked unhappy. He glanced at his parents who stood not far away, then turned his gaze to Calvin. "Mr. Morris, don't you like my mom? Why not pursue her?"Hearing this, Calvin's gaze involuntarily slid back to Natalie's direction.He felt upset seeing her getting along well with her ex-husband. Still, he realized he had no right to be by Natalie's side when he hadn't sorted out his own affairs.Looking back at the children, he said in a deep voice, "I'll try my best. Thank you,
Afraid that Margot would blame herself for this, Calvin persisted, "Margie, I know what I'm doing. Don't overthink it."They already have a child, just like you and Curtis. The original spouse is always the best and can provide happiness to the children."In other words, he had given up. But after that, his gaze involuntarily searched for Natalie's figure again. He felt like something was choking him when he saw Gabriel near Natalie.Margot also knew Calvin's dilemma, but she couldn't persuade him. She remained silent and grabbed the children's clothes, planning on doing some laundry.Calvin followed her, "Let me do it."Margot didn't refuse, so they went together.Natalie, who was with the children, would occasionally glance at Calvin. However, their eyes never met, so neither of them knew they still cared about each other.But what was the use of caring, anyway? It was best for them to not even start since they wouldn't end up together."Nat, did Curtis come here to look for
"I don't dislike you. I respected you when you and Natalie still got along. But you indeed hurt Natalie."Gabriel, you need to accept reality. If someone is destined to be by your side, you won't need to beg them to stay with you. But if they're not, they won't come back no matter how you chase after them."It wasn't that she was biased toward Natalie.Some people would always blame their mistakes on others despite being the ones behind their own misery. They would never reflect on their own actions and would always feel that people around them were excluding them.Such people would always put themselves first.Even if Gabriel managed to win Natalie back, there would still be conflicts in the future.Gabriel didn't want to listen to Margot anymore. He felt like a piece of shit, detested by everyone. Since everyone disliked him, he might as well leave.Maybe he really shouldn't have come here. He shouldn't have appeared time and time again, only to be struck down repeatedly, caus
Because she was really afraid, Natalie completely lost control at this moment, hanging onto the man's neck and nestling closely in his arms.Calvin rarely had the chance to hold her like this. The last time they had such intimate contact was a long time ago at the hotel.Now, holding her like this, he felt that the sourness in his chest had long disappeared, replaced by sweetness, warmth, and satisfaction. How he wished he could just keep holding her like this. He felt that it would be so wonderful if time could stop now. But the reality was always disappointing.Natalie gradually calmed down and slowly raised her eyes. Seeing Calvin holding her, her gaze flickered, and she quickly got down from him in embarrassment.Calvin didn't let go of her. Natalie reminded, "Let go of me."Only then did Calvin release her. Standing on the ground, Natalie was still very scared, looking around for the snake. After finally not seeing it, she straightened her clothes.She turned around to look
Listening to Lena's words, Calvin could not hesitate. "I can go see your master anytime," he replied. Upon hearing this, Lena smiled happily, "Really? How about tonight?""Okay.""I knew it, Calvin, you wouldn't refuse."She reached out to hold his hand.Calvin didn't avoid her touch but feared Natalie's discomfort if she saw. He looked at Lena and suggested, "Let's go up the mountain.""Huh? Now? Don't you want to spend more time with your sister?" Lena pointed to Margot beside him.Calvin glanced at Margot and then looked away, retracting his gaze. "They don't need me to accompany them. Let's go."Not wanting to cause trouble for Natalie, he hurriedly left with Lena.Lena chattered beside Calvin and smiled happily like an ignorant child.Tommy didn't follow them. His eyes were full of sorrow.Margot asked him, "Is there no chance?""It's not that. It's just that time is too short." Looking at Margot, Tommy said, "I hope Calvin can temporarily engage with her and take her