Percival, Jasper, and Yuri sat together.
"Mr. Ellington, I hear your company's been keeping tabs on the Seaside Mining project?" Yuri inquired.
Percival did not intend to conceal anything. As he added a slice of strawberry cheesecake to his plate, he said, "Yes, I heard there's a top-notch mine out there, and it's piqued my interest."
Yuri eyed the slice of strawberry cheesecake, saying, "Someone will deliver the contract to you later. As for the details, your company can hash those out... So, Mr. Ellington, you're a fan of strawberry cheesecake?"
"It's Vivienne's favorite." Percival chuckled. "And thanks for the heads-up about the mine, Mr. Perez."
"No need for thanks. We've vetted many companies, and you're the only one with the capacity to take on such a big project."
The group settled back at the table, which was laden with an assortment of dishes.
"Young lady, you should eat up. Look how thin you are," Jasper kept passing dishes to Vivienne, worried she was not eating enough.
Vivienne, unfazed, replied, "I never shortchange my stomach."
"That's right, you can't let your stomach suffer. What you eat is all yours. Dig in."
"You eat too," Vivienne said with a smile, serving Jasper some food.
Yuri felt a pang at the tip of his nose; it had been years since he had seen his father smile so openly.
Zelda squeezed Yuri's hand under the table, a silent comfort.
They all knew that Vivienne's presence had reignited hope in Jasper.
Whether the hope was real or not, they were all genuinely grateful for her presence.
declined Jasper's offer to drive them home, choosing instead to walk
retreating figures, his
would be a mother by now, with a daughter just as
would have cherished his granddaughter, holding her close and protecting her with all his
Dad," Zelda said, helping Jasper
"Yuri, keep looking. I have a feeling... There's something about Vivienne that
hand in hand with Vivienne beside the ginkgo trees lining the roadside. Her long hair, caught by
Wolf, I really enjoyed dinner tonight," Vivienne suddenly said, her voice low and tinged with mirth, her pleasure barely
stray lock of her hair and said, "Yeah, me
Vivienne was happy, so was
onto the curb, arms
long since she felt this light, this
time was more than
not
she felt
her, looking up into the dazzling stars
Centurial E-sport Hotel tournament played on a giant screen on the
the picture, it showed they were both in the audience, eyes glued to the
face Runic Country or Helix Country?" Vivienne
up beside her, wrapping an arm around her waist, saying, "Runic Country.
Helix
Runic Country once, beating a team they had
and asked softly, "How
money was as good as hers, so that
to clean the winner's team's training room for a
a bet. She was well aware that even if she lost, he
tapped her
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