“Where are you?”


    Reading her message, Marco felt his spirits lifting. The thought of


    Loraine missing him brought a smile to his face.


    But the image of Keely fleeing to the gazebo paused his response.


    He resolved not to mention Keely. After all, today marked the end of her involvement in his life, and she


    would never cross paths with


    Loraine. There was no need to dampen Loraine’s spirits by bringing it up.


    “I’m at work. What’s up?” Marco responded.


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    However, there was no response from Loraine.


    Rowan and Wesley aided Aldo to take shelter under the gazebo as the rain started to pour down


    relentlessly and the chill in the air increased.


    Aldo, who was still recovering from a serious operation, couldn’t withstand the cold any Longer and his


    complexion grew ashen.


    “I’LL fetch my umbre from the vehicle! We should move Dad to the car immediately!” Wesley


    dered, and then took off towards the parking area.


    The rain had caught them off guard, with only an extra umbre left in the car. Wesley and Rowan


    guided Aldo towards the vehicle, intending to return afterwards for Loraine.


    However, Loraine had a different idea, her mind upied with other thoughts. Trying to conceal her


    motives, she said, “Grandpa, Uncle


    Rowan, Uncle Wesley, I wish to Linger here a bit longer. You may proceed without me.”


    They assumed that she wanted some private time at her parents’ gravesites, a result of missing them.


    They didn’t argue, instead, they urged her to head home early.


    With a simple nod, Loraine acknowledged their concern. After their silhouettes blurred into the rainy


    background, she retrieved her phone to Look over her messages.


    A crease formed on Loraine’s forehead as she read Marco’s reply.


    She was confident that she wasn’t mistaken, as she was so acquainted with Marco’s appearance that


    she could recognize him with ease.


    Yet, she was puzzled as to why Marco had deceived her.


    Suddenly, a woman wearing a ck coat darted into the gazebo.


    Recognizing the woman, Loraine queried coldly, “Keely, what brings you here? Are you tailing me?


    What scheme are you cooking up this time?”


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    Upon seeing Loraine, Keely draped her ck coat over herself with a haughty air. She scoffed and


    retorted, “You assume I’m trailing you?


    Loraine, stop being so narcissistic! I’m the one who should be questioning you! What on earth are you


    doing here? I was under the impression that you were tailing Marco and me.”