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Chapter 40: Ashton's POV

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I was still trying to understand what was happening here. The park was really bubbling, filled with a lot of kids, as though they were holding an event.

None of that presently even mattered to me; what I wanted to know was what Rita was having planned up her sleeves. As I was still thinking aloud, I suddenly heard a voice.

“Auntie! Auntie! The slides are really nice!” It was Kate—Helen’s daughter—running towards Rita with a bright smile.

“Hey, sweetie!” Rita called out in reply, bending down to embrace Kate as she came running up to her. “How’s the playground?”

“Super fun! But I’m thirsty!” Kate replied, her big eyes just as though they had cloned Helen’s and given them to her.

“Here you go, sweetie,” Rita cooed, pulling out a bottle of water from her bag. “But hey, be careful on the slides, okay? I don’t want you getting hurt.”

“Yes, Auntie! I promise!” Kate smiled again, taking the water and racing back toward the slides.

Watching Kate runoff, my heart melted. She looked just like
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