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Sienna smiled. Her usually serious face suddenly looked warm and respectful. “Heading out already?”
“Yes. That kid wants to show us around.”
Olivia returned the smile, gentle as always, though something heavy sat behind her eyes.
“I see. Well, I have things to take care of today, so I won’t get in your way.”
Sienna gave a small bow and stepped aside, ready to leave.
Once the group reached the hotel entrance, they split into two directions.
Abel had waited so long he felt like he might grow moss at this point.
The moment Olivia stepped outside, she caught Abel’s miserable expression.
She cleared her throat and tapped her cane. “What are you standing there for?”
“Olivia, we agreed on eight–thirty,” Abel said, tapping his watch. “I have been waiting for half an hour.”
Olivia didn’t take hisint seriously at all. Instead, she smacked his back with her cane. “Oh please. You haven’t even won Tess over yet. How bold of you toin?”
“It’s only a matter of time.”
Abel shrugged, full of confidence.
Violet snorted and gave him a teasing look. “Yeah, sure. I don’t see it happening.”
The moment Abel heard that, his shoulders copsed. “Wow, really? Fine then, I’m not taki any of you anywhere!”
But of course, his rebellion was useless.
Benjamin grabbed him by the cor with a sharp snort. “You’re here already. You thin can escape? Nice try. Lead the way.”
Under three pairs of sharp eyes, Abel had no choice but to give in. Still, he couldn’t he sneaking in a bit of pleading. “Come on, ever since you all came to Aetheris, haven’t I handled everything perfectly? I’ve been working so hard!”
As they walked, everyone kept ncing at him from the side, waiting to see what this
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plotting.
“Mhm.”
Their dull responses made Abel feel like all his enthusiasm evaporated into thin air.
“So?”
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Luckily, Violet decided to give him at least one tiny chance and tossed him a lifeline so he could keep talking.
Abel suddenly perked up again. He rubbed his hands together with a goofy grin. “So, help me put in a good word with Tess, okay? Ever since she divorced Uncle Finn, she’s been acting like a stone. No matter how I flirt, it never works.”
The three elders froze at his bold words. Olivia and Benjamin widened their eyes, and Violet twitched at the corner of her mouth. She lifted a brow at Abel, giving him a weird, judging look. “Well, you’re honest, I’ll give you that.”
Abelughed carelessly,pletely shameless, and even winked at them. “Of course I’m honest. Who knows? Maybe we’ll be one big family someday.”
“We can’t help you with that,” Olivia said, shooting him a side–eye. “That depends on Tess.”
“Well then, I’m not taking you there.”
Abel spread his hands and sat right back down, refusing to move.
“You little brat!”
Even Benjamin, usually the calm one, lost his patience. He stomped down on Abel’s limited- edition sneakers. “Tess trusted you with this job, and this is how you act? Shame on you!”
Abel dangled the car keys in front of them. “I’m the only one who knows the address.”
“Enough.”
Violet stepped forward and shoved his waist from behind.
Abel stumbled. In that moment, Violet snatched the keys straight out of his hand.
“You’ll have plenty of chances to show offter. Get in the car.”
She opened the doors for the elders, helped them in, and then shoved Abel into the
seat.
Abel didn’t totally get what she meant, but he understood at least half of it.
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They were nning to help him.
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At that realization, he quit fooling around. He lit up with excitement, started the car, and drove toward the pinned location.
When the four of them arrived, a man in a sharp suit was already waiting at the entrance.
“Ms. Ember informed us ahead of time. Please follow me.”
He bowed respectfully and led them down a quiet corridor to a room that looked almost like a vault.
“Do you have the key?”
Violet stepped forward and slid the key, taken earlier from Abel, into the lock.
Click! It opened.
The four of them hurried inside, forgetting everything else. And then they froze. Rows and rows of neatly arranged bookshelves filled the room.
Olivia slowed down without meaning to.
These were Gillian’s things?
Her eyes softened, full of emotions she hadn’t nned to show–regret, affection, and a grief she thought she’d buried years ago.
When Kylie insisted on marrying Henry, she had broken all ties with the Larsons. Gillian had followed her daughter, leaving the family out of worry.
Kylie left for over twenty years. And Olivia had been separated from her sister for the same twenty years.
She never expected that by the time they reconnected, they would already be living in t different worlds. One of the living, one of the memories. All she could touch now were objects, not the person behind them.
Olivia’s eyes reddened without her noticing. Her fingertips brushed along the books o shelves. A thinyer of dust covered them.
It felt like proof. Proof that Gillian had been gone for a long, long time.
Benjamin noticed her silence and the sadness on her face. He reached out and hel gently,forting her.
Their eyes met–quiet, heavy–and it felt like the same message passed between th
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Gillian’s gone. Don’t drown ourselves in sorrow.
Sara Lili
<strong>Sara Lili</strong> is a daring romance writer who turns icyndscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of d’s breathtaking cold.