Gideon decided to take Amelie and Axel to the zoo in Auckland after considering the closest distance to where they live.Axel asked to sit next to the driver's seat, with his mother straddling him. Throughout the trip, the two men of different generations were engrossed in conversation. However, Amelie, the only woman there, was mostly silent.The current situation made her even more awkward. Gideon continues to shower Axel with attention, which makes Amelie even more reluctant because of the rejection she gave in return for Gideon's declaration of love. Even so, the man's attitude never changed. Amelie hoped that Gideon was truly sincere towards her.Amelie's gaze stared out of the window at the buildings and people busy with their activities. The feeling of longing for Auckland seemed to force her to recall the places that witnessed her journey to adulthood.The Sandwich House was still in its place, the tavern where she and Jonathan went on their first date. At that time, Theresia

The Hayes family was shocked by Elena's sudden disappearance. She had mysteriously disappeared. Theresia walked back and forth with her arms across her chest. She seemed to be in deep thought, with a slight feeling of guilt arising from her attitude towards her son-in-law this afternoon."How is it, Jo?" Theresia asked the man in front of her, who was standing with his left hand on his waist while his right hand pressed his cell phone to his ear. His handsome face showed confusion. He repeatedly tried to call his wife, but not once did he hear a dial tone. Only the operator's voice said that the number the man was calling was inactive or out of range."It's still the same, ma'am; the number is not active," replied Jonathan in a slightly weary tone."Ah..." Theresia hissed before biting her fingernails. What if Elena found out about his attitude towards Rose? Of course, that would result in the fracturing of their friendship."Have you tried asking her parents?" asked Edmund, who seem

All the teachers who had been watching walked over to Amelie as Matilda was dragged out of the meeting room. All eyes gazed pityingly at the crying Axel hugging Amelie, while the boy's mother kept petting him and telling him that he was fine."Are you okay, ma'am?" asked a woman wearing glasses with a panicked look.As some students watched the incident outside the glass-walled room, almost 97% of the students who were watching Amelie and Matilda's fight shouted the name 'Axel's mom' in support."Kids, please go back to class," Mia pleaded, to which the students shook their heads. Mia sighed at the stubbornness of her students. As she shooed them away with a hand gesture, they simultaneously said, "Leave us here, Miss. We want to prevent Axel from transferring out of school here."Miss, Axel won't transfer from this school, right?" A student with long braided hair held Mia's hand with a worried look."That's right, Miss. Please don't let Axel leave this school. We promise, we won't l

That morning, Asher came to see Elena after dropping off his employer. The feeling of longing was relentless, so the man drove fast enough to arrive at Elena's place.15 meters away from Elena's yard, the bald-headed man pulled his car over on the shoulder of the road. His sharp eyes narrowed when he saw a sedan car coming out of the yard of the house he wanted to go to.The sound of a cell phone caught his attention, and he quickly picked it up.[Wait, I'll let you know if my brother has gone to work,] was the message Elena sent him.From the message, Asher could guess that the man driving the car from the house was Elena's brother. Patiently, the man waited.Asher drove the car back to the yard when the metallic black sedan he saw earlier was no longer visible on the road.Elena, who saw Asher coming that fast, was surprised. Gideon had just left five minutes ago, yet Asher had arrived before she could reach him."Why are you looking at me like that?" Asher spread both hands to sign

That night, Gideon waited for Amelie in front of his grandparents' house. The man glanced at the watch on his wrist. It had been half an hour since he had waited for Amelie on the steps in front of the house.From a distance, the man saw the person he was waiting for walking over. Gideon sighed heavily, remembering how embarrassing the incident at the tavern was yesterday."Doctor, uncle!" greeted Axel upon seeing the male entity sitting on the steps.The man in the shirt stood up and immediately stroked Axel's hair.Amelie sighed lazily. Gideon's face, which implied guilt, seemed to make her reluctant to look at the man's face."Come in, Axel," Amelie pleaded with her son.The boy's two clear beads looked at Amelie and Gideon in turn. The looks of the two adults showed tension between each other. Axel had no choice but to nod and enter the house.Amelie folded her arms in front of her chest and stared at the sad-faced man with a flat gaze. The night breeze seemed to freeze Gideon in