After hanging up on Linda, it was time to board the flight. Sage, Donald, and Dexter passed security and boarded the plane.

Two hours later, they landed in Colville. Since it was late in the day, they checked in at a hotel first and planned to visit Donald's friend the next morning at the hospital.

Later, Sage brought Donald and Dexter to savor some local delicacies. When they returned to the hotel, she checked her phone and saw a missed call from lan, which she believed she overlooked because it was noisy at the restaurant.

She also noticed that he had texted her, asking, “Have you landed?" Since the text was from an hour ago, she didn't bother to reply to him. She picked some clothes from her luggage and headed to the bathroom.

After lan returned to Solaris Estate from Holcomb Manor, he was greeted by Wanda in the main hall. She asked if he needed a glass of water, to which he responded with a shake of his head.

The estate felt unusually lonely and desolate when he returned home that day, even though everything else remained the same.

"Mr. Holcomb, I stored the cakes you brought home last night in the fridge. Would you like to give them out or keep them for Mrs. Holcomb?" Wanda inquired. She did not know what to do with the cakes since lan never liked snacks and desserts.

it up, lan would have completely forgotten about the cakes as he

cakes for Linda and Donald. However, she and lan forgot about the cakes after the

thoughtful, would buy souvenirs and local

interesting restaurants and showing them to him, hoping that he'd join her to check them out. He always declined her invitations because he considered them

she'd regain her vigor

thought, lan texted her again, "What do I do with the cakes?" He waited for a while, but she did not reply.

passed by. Wanda would not clean the bedroom, which was a private space, unless she was told to. Thus,

was filled with Sage's pillows of all shapes and sizes. Her favorite mug

an item in the trashcan. It was the crystal night lamp he had bought for

trip, he spotted that bunny-shaped night lamp in a duty-free store, which reminded him of Sage and her bunny-shaped lantern.

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