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    He switched topics in the middle of his sentence. Dawn was busy driving and didn’t notice. She just nodded and said, “Yeah, he’s nice.”


    “Mm, since he’s giving you all his attention, you should just enjoy your life from now on.”


    Dawn frowned but stayed quiet.


    Lucas’s phone buzzed. He ignored it and kept speaking. “When Sadie and I got together, it was set up. There wasn’t real love, but we married anyway. Even after we got married, it’s not like it mattered. Feelings are kind of fragile. Austin….


    “Uncle Lucas,” Dawn interrupted.


    Even though she still wasn’t sure how she felt about Ethan, hearing Lucas talk like that made her uneasy.


    She pressed her lips together. “Your phone is still ringing. Is it something urgent?”


    “Oh, right. I’ll check it.”


    Lucas took out his phone. The moment he read the message, his expression changed.


    Dawn sensed something was wrong and asked, “Uncle Lucas, is everything okay?”


    He quickly clutched his phone close to his chest and said, “N–no, it’s nothing. Just focus on driving, Dawn.”


    <i>Nothing</i>? <i>Then </i>why <i>did </i><i>he </i><i>look </i>like <i>that</i><i>? </i>


    Dawn didn’t believe him, but she knew she wouldn’t get an answer.


    She focused back on driving.


    The car sped across the overpass. As they passed the suburbs, the surroundings started to look familiar. Suddenly, Dawn realized something.


    She minimized the navigation map with one hand. Of course, she had been here before.


    <i>No </i><i>way</i><i>. </i><i>Could </i><i>this </i><i>really </i><i>be </i><i>a </i><i>coincidence</i><i>? </i>


    She nced at the passenger seat. Lucas had his eyes closed, like he was asleep.


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    Dawn pressed harder on the gas, concentrating.


    After another hour, they finally reached the bottom of the hill.


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    She had thought it might be somewhere nearby, but it was exactly the same ce Andy had taken them to look for crystalsst time, right on the spot.


    “Uncle Lucas.” Dawn kept her eyes on the road. The branches Andy had tossed aside were still lying there.


    “Are you sure this is the right spot?” she asked.


    “Of course I’m sure.” Lucas sounded confident.


    Since they would be hiking soon, he straightened his shirt. “Back then, your mom loved hiking. She lived on this hill for quite a while. I came looking for her a lot.”


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    “Your mom she was rebellious when she was young. Never listened and always made the family worry. Even your grandparents …


    He didn’t finish, but Dawn had already guessed what he meant.


    She looked down. “Uncle Lucas, let’s just go up first.”


    When it came to her mother’s past, Dawn felt she had no right to judge.


    Her mother’s life was hers to live.


    They walked along the rough trail up the hill. Dawn felt very different from thest time she had been here. When she saw the house halfway up, her eyes started to water. So this was where her mother had lived.


    Lucas saw her reaction, and a flicker passed through his eyes. “Dawn, let’s <i>go </i>up and take a closer look,” he said.


    The mountain air was much cooler than in the city. A strong wind blew, making her shiver. Dawn tightened her jacket and put on her hat while Lucas led the way.


    She said nothing. Lucas had no idea she’d been here before. As they walked, he pointed out how things had changed over the years.


    Dawn answered him sometimes, and before her phone lost signal, she sent a message to


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    “Dawn, have you thought about what you want to do with this hill?”


    Lucas suddenly changed the topic, and Dawn stopped for a moment. “Does it have to be something? It’s fine the way it is. Not every hill needs to be built on.”


    It was far from the city and didn’t have any business value.


    “You’re right.”


    Lucas sighed, sounding guilty. “It’s my fault. Back then, I didn’t pay enough attention to your mom. She spent almost everything she had, and didn’t leave you much. All that’s left is this hill and <i>a </i>few worthless trees.”


    Dawn remembered there was arge grove of ck walnut wood at the top of the hill. Those weren’tpletely worthless.


    But could anyone really get a fortune from those trees? Probably not.


    At most, maybe 30 million dors.


    Dawn looked at him, her eyes full of doubt. <i>What </i><i>exactly </i><i>did </i><i>Uncle </i><i>Lucas </i><i>want </i><i>from </i><i>this </i><i>mountain</i><i>? </i>


    They talked as they walked and soon reached the halfway point.


    Lucas stopped and stared at the old mud house, lost in memories.


    He said, “Your mom used to live here. She cooked her own food and lived without running water or electricity. But she loved it.”


    Dawn took a deep breath and smiled. “Everyone wants different things in life. I think it’s nice. Away from all the noise. Maybe that was the happiest time for her.”


    Lucas smiled, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.


    He went inside.


    No one had been here for years. Dust covered everything, and there was trash left behind by hikers who had stopped here.