Seizing the moment, I called my mom.


    My mom promptly answered. "You''re back early today."


    I chuckled and replied, "Mom! How did you know I came back early?"


    "How? It''s been a few days since you called. I thought you were busy, so I didn''t want to bother you." My mom knew me well.


    "I was on a business trip for three days. I''ve been pretty busy, so I didn''t have time to call you. How are things over there? Does it seem like we can sell the house soon? If we can''t, you shoulde back. We can entrust it to the Phillips family."


    "We had a few potential buyers, but nothing was finalized. Looks like we won''t be able to sell the house as quickly as we thought. Will it be too much trouble for the Phillips family? They''re already helping us look at houses."


    "In that case, find a neighbor you can trust, leave the keys with them, and let them take care of it. Or you could hire a reputable real estate agent and let them handle everything," I suggested, knowing that if it were me, I would definitely hire the real estate agent and just pay the fee.


    "I''ve been busy, and Grandma Rose has been taking care of things at home. You shoulde back as soon as possible," I added. I was worried about any sudden emergencies.


    The most pressing matter right now was the situation in Gerby. As had also said yesterday that Dn had some news. I hadn''t had a chance to ask him about that because of the situation with Liora. It seemed like I would be busy again and might not have time to ask today as well.


    There was Nocturnia too. David had been on my case twice already. It looked like I would have to go back, especially since he was the patriarch of the Pierce family.


    "Okay, I''ll discuss it with your dad, and we''ll try toe back as soon as possible. We''ve dealt with everything here. There''s nothing left. It''s all empty. It looks like we''re fleeing the scene or something." I could sense the sadness in my mom''s tone.


    I smiled, trying to stay casual, and asked, "Which do you think is better, Mom? Our vi or the small town?"


    My mom sighed. "My child, how could youpare them? They''re iparable. We have so many years of memories with your dad here!"


    Suddenly, my heart stung. She treasured those memories, but they had taken away my own.


    I clutched the phone and fell into silence.


    My mom continued, "Let''s try to get things done as soon as possible We miss Ava, too. At least she''s gotten used to it. When we first left, she seemed a little lost. Has she been asking about us these days?"Belonging to N?velDrama.Org.


    I quickly said, "She just asked me about you a moment ago. She wondered when you would be back."


    "What a sweetie!" My momughed immediately, her tone much lighter.


    I hung up the phone after exchanging a few more words with my mom.


    The sky gradually darkened, and As came over, calling me inside. I knew it was time for us to leave.


    I quickly called the children back into the house.


    Then, I told them we had some business to attend to.


    Ava was easy-going as always. She just looked up at me and asked, "Mommy, where are you going?"


    "Me, Daddy, and Aunt Lauren are


    going to meet a client. If we get backte, make sure to have Aunt Cecelia help you take a bath and go to bed early. Don''t make Grandma Rose worry, okay?"


    "Okay. I''ll be good. I won''t let Grandma worry. You should go."


    She turned to run off, but after a few steps, she suddenly turned back and shouted at me, "Mommy, can I ask you something?"


    I could only smile and nod. "Go ahead."


    Ava grinned mischievously and said,


    "Can Daddy make a call again and take us to the ce where all those parents wentst time? My ssmates wanted me to ask you about that! They said they had a lot of fun and they want to go again. And many of my ssmates didn''t get to gost time, so can we have more people this time?"


    After hearing her request, I felt my head ache.