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.
drive them home, choosing
their retreating figures,
Sasha were still around, she would be a mother by now, with a daughter just
would have cherished his granddaughter, holding her
said, helping Jasper into
his eyes, "Yuri, keep looking. I have a
dim glow of street lamps and lost amid the hustle and bustle of traffic, Percival walked hand in hand with Vivienne beside the ginkgo trees lining the roadside. Her long hair, caught by a gentle breeze, brushed lightly against
her voice low and tinged with mirth, her
stray lock of her hair and said,
was happy, so
the curb, arms spread wide, balancing herself with
been so long since she felt this light,
last time was more
her mother's death, she had not dared to relax
she felt
walked beside her, looking up into the
broadcast of the Centurial E-sport Hotel tournament played on a giant screen on the street, featuring the advancement matches between Runic Country and
picture, it showed they were both in the audience,
you rather face Runic Country or Helix Country?"
waist, saying,
on Helix Country. See you in the
this sentiment; having already bested Runic Country once,
asked softly, "How about
good as hers, so that was off the
that the loser has to clean
she lost, he would never actually let her clean the training room. "What? Afraid of losing?" Vivienne raised an eyebrow, a
playfully tapped her nose, "Alright,
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