Hearing this, Chris didn''t move. He was unhappy. He nced at Kimble with a gaze that could freeze people to death. Kimble felt
his hair stand on end.
Kimble picked up the cup and took a sip of water. He calmed down and said teasingly, "What''s with your gaze? It''s as if I''m
thinking about your wife. Let me analyze it. Firstly, I''m single now. Secondly, someone has to pursue such a beautiful girl. Thirdly,
| asked you if you were interested, and you said you were not, so | took action. Is that right?"
Chris didn''t answer any of the three questions. He automatically blocked them and asked, "Don''t you need a buffer period when
you just broke up? | wonder how true your feelings for your ex-girlfriend are."
Kimble raised his hands above his head and made a swearing gesture. "Of course, it''s real. When | was with her, | was
wholehearted. | spent all my sry on her. It''s just that we argued too much. The rtionship also faded a little."
Regardless of whether it was kinship, love, or friendship, no matter how close they were, they would break up if they quarreled
too much.
Just as Kimble was about to ask more, Chris stood up and walked to the door. He turned around and said to Kimble seriously,
"Stop asking around. You guys are not suitable. You''re not her type."
Before Kimble could react, Chris had already walked out of the office, leaving Kimble alone.
It took him a while to react. He cursed silently. "Fuck, what do you mean we''re notpatible? Are the two of youpatible?"
The next morning.
Chris had just stepped out of the door when Leia''s figure directly entered his eyes. He quickly closed the door and jogged to
catch up, side by side.
“Morning.”
"Morning."
A few secondster, Leia asked, "Is Ste not running again today?"
Chris replied, "Yes, she''s still asleep."
Leia nodded and quickened her pace. "It''s normal. Many people run on a whim. Those who can persevere either like to run or
have to exercise, such as following the doctor''s instructions."
Take the gym as an example. Some people felt they could persevere, so they bought the membership for a year or even two
years. They were in high spirits in the first days or the first half month. Atst, the number of times they went to the gym during
the year could be counted on one hand. In the end, when the membership expired, the remaining money on the card would be
given to the gym for free.
Chris said, "Then you''re the former, and I''m the third."
"Huh? There''s a third type?"
Chris smiled. His smile was very reassuring. When Leia turned her head, she met his smile. For a few seconds, her soul left her
body.
“Like me. It was my mom who told me to run."
Leia smiled. "Consider it the third."
Chris searched for a chat topic in his mind. When he thought about it, it was almost Christmas. "Are you going to spend
Christmas at Athana? Or are you going back to Sapphire City?"
After a few days of running, Ste had already asked all the questions she should and shouldn''t have. Chris naturally heard
everything. He also knew Leia was originally from Athana, but her family had moved to Sapphire City.
Leia answered truthfully, treating Chris''s words as a casual question. "Back to Sapphire City. We''ve already sold our house in
Athana."
"Don''t you have any rtives here?"
Leia replied, "I don''t have many rtives. My grandparents passed away a long time ago. | only have one aunt. Our rtionship
isn''t good either. After a long time, we stopped contacting each other."
Chris said, "Sapphire City is pretty good too. Except it was a little far from Athana.
"Yeah, | also like the weather at Sapphire City. Also, the houses over there. Athana is full of high-rise buildings. There are more
low-rise buildings in Sapphire City. It''s beautiful, especially when it''s snowing."
"Then I''ll go take a look when | have time."
Hearing this, Leia''s eyes revealed a trace of surprise. She did not expect this. "You''ve never been to Sapphire City?"
"Yes, | happened to have surgery to perform when my sister gave birth."
After saying that, Chris inexplicably wanted to exin something. He was afraid that she would misunderstand that he was
someone who did not care about his family, but he could not exin.
A few dayster, before Christmas Eve, every corner of Athana’ was filled Christmas atmosphere.
There was a long queue in the supermarket. They were all buying goods for Christmas, and so was the wholesale market.
Everyone was carrying bags of various sizes. They were visibly busy and full of the holiday vibe.
Some people were anxious and had already decorated Christmas trees in their houses. The clouds joined in the fun and
descended.
It should be snowing soon.
At the Wilson''s residence, this year was different from previous years for them. Everyone had a trace of sadness and longing in
their hearts. Without Theo, it was as if they had lost their backbone. The closer it was to Christmas, the more Gage and Mary
missed Theo.
Jasper wore a ck down jacket, dark blue jeans, and bright air cushion shoes. He was holding a decorative ball and winding it
around the greenery in the courtyard.
Sophia was not patient and was a pepperbox. The decorativemp in her hand had already been tied into a knot before she
could even wrap around it. It was a mess, and she could not tear it open no matter how hard she tried. She was so anxious that
she ran into the house.
After a while, she came out with a pair of scissors. Trevon and Natalie were decorating the Christmas tree. After being with
Natalie, Trevon became even more down-to-earth. He had already fallen from the altar.
Natalie reminded him, "Be careful."
The man was wearing a ck sweater, and his tall figure looked unusually tall as he stood on thedder. "Okay, don''t worry." He
could even jump down from such a height.
Jasper stopped what he was doing and threw the things away. He ran straight to his sister who was holding the scissors. "What
are you doing?"
Olivia was quietly hanging a ribbon on the other side. She only hung it on the branches that she could reach. When she heard
her brother''s voice, she stopped what she was doing and turned to look. She saw her brother putting away her sister''s scissors.
Sophia was speechless. She exined in frustration, "I can''t untie it.”
Jasper was helpless. "If you have a little patience and tear it with all your might, you can untie it. Go to Olivia. | don''t need you
here.”
Jasper was too stern. Sophia stuck out her tongue at her elder brother and reluctantly walked toward Olivia. Olivia was not too
willing for her sister to help because she might have messed up before she could help.
She handed another good decorativemp to Sophia. "This one, then."
She meant she did not want to deal with the same decorativemp as Sophia. Sophia didn''t mind it. She took it as long as it was
not tied into a knot.
Trevon and Natalie nced at the three children in the courtyard. Seeing that there was nothing else, they retracted their gazes
and continued to decorate the tree.
Their son had a cold personality and looked more serious. Sophia was still more afraid of her elder brother than Trevon. The
family all knew about this. Natalie thought for a while and subconsciously smiled.
The man on thedder captured this scene. His eyes were soft as he asked, "What are youughing at? You look happy."
Natalie smiled happily. "Aren''t you happy?"
Acertain man widened his smile and used his actions to tell her if he was happy or not.
Natalie said, "It''s not bad that Sophia was afraid of Jasper." At least one person could discipline her.
Trevon wanted to say that he also felt flustered when Jasper was serious and did not speak. As he grew older, Jasper spoke less
and less. He was even more solemn than Trevon. They would be surprised if Sophia was not afraid.
Jasper squatted on the ground to help his sister clean up the mess. It took him a while to untie the knotted decorative lights.
Before his great-grandfather left, he had told him that no matter how rich his family was, it was built bit by bit by the previous
generation. When they were rich, they had to learn to be thrifty. They could not waste money. When they were poor, they had to
be even more thrifty. He had always remembered it.
Rachel and Mary were in the kitchen making pizza. She prepared to ask her daughter-inw to send some to the Foster''s
residence. They would send some to the cemetery and tell Theo and his wife it was Christmas.
Compared to them, the ckwell family was not as hardworking. Ruby practiced the piano in the piano room, and Liam practiced
darts in the living room. Because Hackett ced the target too high, he always missed the bull''s-eye. After throwing for a while,
he lost interest.
Nathan was reading newspapers on the sofa. Joy was watching television dramas. Hackett and Sherri were each holding a
phone and watching videos on the couch.
The maids set up the Christmas tree outside and cleaned the house.
The Roberts family was livelier than usual this year. There were three new people. With Ava joining, the Roberts family''s holiday
vibe would only increase but not decrease.
“Frank, this decorativemp | chose looks good, right?"
Ava looked up at the decorativemp she had chosen. It emitted different colors of light. Various colors kept appearing.
After hanging the decorativemp, Frank jumped down from thedder and rubbed Ava''s head, who was smiling beautifully. His
eyes were filled with affection. "It''s beautiful. What else do you want me to do?"
Ava jogged in and saw Grace was holding the ornaments she had bought online. "Hang them all up."
William strode outside. The two children sat in the children''s area and yed by themselves. They pulled the fence and stood up
to look at their parents and grandparents at the door.
“Not bad. Not bad. This is the atmosphere of a home. Our Ava has good taste."
Ava took the decorativemps, ribbons, and small animal decorations out and ced them on the stool. "Let''s put them all on."
Frank replied, "Okay, up to you."
The Landor family was equally lively. Edward was also decorating the Christmas tree. Rose wasmanding with a big belly,
and Harper was causing trouble. He tore off the small decorations his mother had decorated in the courtyard.
This caused Rose to curse angrily, "Harper Landor, do it again if you dare."
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Compared to the other families, the Yamin family seemed to be fleeing. Four suitcases of various sizes were in the living room of
the Yamins'' Vi.
The door opened with a click, and Chris strode in from the outside. He looked at the suitcases in the living room suspiciously. "Is
this house sold?"
Everyone was speechless.
There was a moment of silence. No one said anything, mainly because they didn''t know how to answer. Shouldn''t a person ask
where they were going when they saw so much luggage?
How could it be selling a house?
Angie was the first to react. She rolled her eyes at her son and said, "Even if | want to sell something, | won''t sell the house. I''ll
sell you."
Ste looked at her brother''s dumbfounded expression and was a little amused. "Chris, we n to go to Sapphire City in the
afternoon. Joseph asked us to go to Sapphire City for Christmas."
Chris was surprised. ‘Why am | the only one who doesn''t know?"
Angie said before Chris could figure it out, "| know you care more about the surgery. If there''s ast-minute surgery, you won''t be
able toe back. After all, Sapphire City is a few hours away from Athana. I''ll give you this key. Guard the house well."
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Chris thought, ‘Am | still a part of the family? Why didn''t they inform me they were not celebrating Christmas at home? No one
asked me if | was going. My name should still be on the family tree of the Yamin family, right?"
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"No, Mom. You didn''t even ask me if | was going."
It was Christmas, and the maids were not around either. He did not know how to cook. It was too pitiful for him to be alone in
such a big vi.
Angie suppressed herughter. Her expression did not change. "Do you want to go?"
Ste chimed in, "That''s right. Chris, you don''t have to force yourself if you don''t want to go. We''ll be back soon."
Charlie clenched his fist and hid a smile. He turned around and went to the door to change his shoes. He was afraid that his son
would see his expression. He would be scolded to death by his wife if he was exposed.
He hadn''t seen Leia when he was running yesterday and today. He hadn''t seen her for a few days. Chris thought she was sick,
but his sister said that Charlie had given Leia leave in advance, and she had returned to Sapphire City long ago.
No wonder he hadn''t seen her running in the past few days.