Upon entering the vi, she found it was exactly as she remembered, with even the decorative items in their original ces.


    Maisie greeted Ste excitedly at the door. "Mrs. O''Brien, it''s so good to see you again!"


    Ste was on good terms with Maisie, who had been the housekeeper here since Ste married Haynes. Seeing her, Ste also smiled.


    "Maisie, it''s been a long time."


    She paused. "Haynes and I are divorced. From now on, you can just call me Ms. Cameron."


    Maisie quickly corrected herself. "Oh, right. It''s just a habit..."


    Maisie soon noticed the handsome young man beside Ste. She paused for a moment and asked, "And this is...?"


    Ste smiled and introduced him. "This is my fiancé, Joshua."


    Turning to Joshua, Ste added, "Joshua, this is Maisie, the woman I told you about... She took very good care of me these past five years."


    Joshua politely greeted Maisie.


    Ste asked, "Maisie, where''s Keen?"


    "Keen is in his room doing homework," Maisie replied. "Mr. O''Brien had to step out on an urgent matter, but he said he''d be back soon. He said that if you... Ms. Cameron, arrived, you could make yourself at home."


    Ste nodded gently.


    "I''ll go see Keen first."


    Though it had been a long time, Ste still knew her way around the house perfectly. She led Joshua upstairs.


    Joshua seemed very curious, his eyes scanning the surroundings and taking in the environment.


    Soon, Ste brought Joshua to Keen''s room and knocked softly.


    Keen''s young voice came from inside. "Coming."


    When he opened the door and saw Ste, his eyes widened in surprise and delight. "Mom, you... what are you doing here?!"


    Haynes had wanted to surprise Keen and hadn''t told him Ste wasing today.


    Seeing Keen''s shock, Ste guessed Haynes''s intentions and smiled. "Keen, how''s your recovery going?"


    "I''m all better," Keen said. "I can even start elementary school in a few days."


    Ste paused, suddenly remembering that Keen was indeed old enough for school


    now.


    Keen looked at Ste with pleading eyes. "Mom, can you stay for a few more days this time?"


    Ste asked, "Is there something you need my help with, Keen?"


    Keen nodded. "The school is holding a Family Fun Day this weekend... Can youe with me, just this once?"


    Parent-child activity. The phrase sounded so familiar yet so distant.


    Ste looked at Keen, remembering she had never really participated?n one of these events with him. Back then Keen had gone with Rachel Pearce while she bad apanied Marvin Connolly


    After a moment''s thought, Ste nodded gently.


    "Okay."


    She didn''t know when she would be back in Solmaris again. This was a small request from Keen that she could fulfill.


    Keen was overjoyed to get Ste''s approval, his eyes sparkling. He turned to Joshua beside him and said cheerfully, "Mi Joshua is this your first time at my house? Can I give you a tour?"


    Joshua replied, "Sure. I''d like to see where you and your mom used to live."


    Keen eagerly grabbed Joshua''s hand and dashed out.


    Acting like a little adult, Keen led Joshua on a tour of the entire vi, even showing him the bedroom that Ste and Haynes used to share.


    Joshua didn''t see any wedding photos of Ste and Haynes in the room, not even a simple picture of them together. Even the nightstand only held a solo photo of Keen.


    However, despite theck of photos,


    traces of Ste''s presence were


    everywhere, in the vi and in the


    bedroom. The potted nts


    On the


    windowsill, the paintings on the walls, and the music-note figurine on the desk-all of it spoke to how much care the former upant had put into making it a home.