Knowing that Margot hadn't eaten anything, Natalie offered her a skewer of ribs that her brother had grilled."Eat something. It's quite chilly here at night. Hurry up. We'll have a bonfire later."When Margot saw Natalie force a grin, she stopped talking about it and took the ribs, slowly nibbling on them.Tommy brought over a plate of vegetables and called Curtis, who was holding Lilac on the side."Curtis, come over and eat.""Okay."He agreed and sat down beside Margot, holding his daughter. With sufficient light here, Lilac finally saw what her father looked like.She pouted and touched his stubble, innocently asking, "Daddy, why do you look so ugly now? You're so tanned. Your beard pokes my hand."Curtis felt inexplicably sad as he heard Lilac's comments. He glanced at Margot beside him. Seeing that she didn't care about him, he turned to his daughter and asked, "Does my appearance disappoint you?""No, I think you look cool. I like you like this."To prevent her father
Margot raised her head. "No one could have expected things to develop like this.""I think there's still hope."Margot was puzzled by Tommy's response.Tommy met her gaze and asked, "What do you think of me?""You're great.""How great?""You cook well, you're handsome, and you're young.""So, if I manage to win Lena's heart, will everything be solved?"Since they needed that miracle doctor's help, and he had to have Lena marry Calvin, why not intervene? Wouldn't everything be resolved if Lena fell for Tommy instead?"Tommy, what are you saying? You don't even like her.""Who says I don't like her? Although I haven't met her, she seems like an interesting person based on what you said, and I like interesting people."Most people around him were already in relationships, and he hadn't met anyone he liked yet.If he could do something meaningful now, wouldn't Margot, Curtis, and Calvin all be grateful to him?He also wanted to see if that amazing miracle doctor could foresee
Tommy seemed to want to meet Lena as soon as possible. He changed into a sharp outfit in the RV and tidied up the gifts they were going to bring to Lena.When he got out of the RV, he told Natalie, "I'll be up the mountain with Calvin for a while. We probably won't come back to rest later. You guys be careful. Curtis, take care of the kids."With Lilac and Margot here, Curtis indeed couldn't leave them alone tonight. He would have to stay behind to watch over them."Okay. You go ahead."As Tommy left, he couldn't help but take another look at Natalie. Seeing her gaze fixed on the darkness not far away, he knew she still cared a lot about Calvin.For Natalie's happiness, as well as for Curtis and Margot, he had a long way to go. This time, he must achieve his goal.Approaching Margot, Tommy took the flashlight from her and said, "Don't worry, leave everything to me. We'll be going now.""Okay, be safe."It wasn't until Calvin left with Tommy that Margot withdrew her gaze and wal
Inside the RV at the foot of the mountain, Natalie slept in a bit in the morning since she couldn't sleep all night.Seeing the two children sleeping soundly beside her, Margot didn't disturb them and got up early to prepare breakfast.To her surprise, as soon as she got out of the RV, she saw Curtis already starting a fire not far away. She went over to help.Curtis greeted her as she approached, "Why are you up already? It's still early.""I wanted to see if you had left."Margot squatted down beside him. Although the sun was barely up, she could see Curtis' face clearly.He seemed to have shaved off his stubble with Tommy's razor, and now his appearance had improved again. His skin was a little tanned, and his handsome and charismatic features were striking."I'll be going up the mountain later, but before I leave, I'll help you prepare the food."Curtis was still indifferent and didn't even look at Margot when he spoke.As Margot washed up, she asked, "Will you come back d
"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,