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.

offer to drive them home, choosing instead to walk

watched their retreating figures, his

were still around, she would be a mother by now, with a daughter just

granddaughter, holding her close and protecting

said, helping Jasper into the

a feeling... There's something about Vivienne that

of traffic, Percival walked hand in hand with Vivienne beside the ginkgo trees lining the roadside. Her long hair, caught by a gentle

said, her voice low

smoothed back a stray lock of her hair

was happy, so was

arms spread wide, balancing herself

so long since she felt this light, this

more than a decade

not

she felt

beside her, looking up into the dazzling stars

giant screen on the street, featuring the advancement matches between Runic

the camera captured Aaron and Kenneth in the picture, it showed they were both in

face Runic Country or Helix

waist, saying, "Runic

on Helix Country. See you in the

bested Runic Country once, beating a team they had

lifted Vivienne's chin and asked softly, "How about

good as hers, so that was off the table, and she needed nothing

loser has to clean the winner's team's training room for a

She was well aware that even if she lost, he would never actually let her clean the training room. "What? Afraid of losing?" Vivienne

tapped her nose, "Alright,

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