"Really? Donn... Frank? Can't you reconsider?"

"It's me, Silverbell... Or you don't like how I look now that I'm grown up?"

Silverbell could cry, but she kept herself smiling-the bitter expression left even Ned's heart aching, let alone Frank.

"No." He shook his head, turning away. "It'd be better if we never meet again."

"I see..." Silverbell wiped her face as she strode out of the factory without looking back.

"Ah, it looks like it's beginning to rain..." she said as if to calm herself, even as she disappeared from sight.

"Mr. Lawrence..."

Ned had no words for Frank just then-he was just an outsider and did not know why Frank would reject someone as beautiful and strong as Silverbell.

"Phew..."

to clean up the

turned to Gina and Cindy, watching them in silence before saying, "Naturally, the same goes for you two. But if you do spill the beans, you'd be kidnapped like you were... and worse.

nodding repeatedly-they certainly did not have the gall to defy Frank

Come along I'll take you two to Helen. You can go back to Riverton with her." Frank beckoned

suddenly a different person-exceedingly polite and mild-and even Gina could not find fault in

left, and sighed lengthily. "Mr. Lawrence is as

Nash Yego's cottage, they found Helen having an argument

intentions right then and was as hostile as she was unwelcoming

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