Miguel received a call from Skyler, asking him out for a picnic.
Hence, Miguel asked, "What about Matthew? Is he coming?"
Skyler remembered Veronica was there, so it wasn't appropriate to call Matthew over. He declined politely, "He's crazily busy with work, so I didn't invite him."
Miguel didn't think much about it and hung up the phone.
However, he felt that not inviting Matthew meant they would miss out on some fun, so Miguel still called Matthew to invite him over.
"I'm busy with work."
Sure enough, Matthew declined.
Since breaking up with Veronica, Matthew had turned into a workaholic. He worked non-stop, from day to night. It was as if he had gone crazy.
Miguel sighed in response. "Although work is important, you should take care of your health. Also, our gang hasn't spent time together for a while; we should meet-up sometime." Miguel's words made Matthew unable to refuse, so he could only agree.
After that, Veronica found the most suitable place for a picnic and sent everyone an address.
Skyler shared it with Miguel.
Then, Miguel said to Skyler on WhatsApp, I called Matthew, and he said he would come.'
Seeing this message, Skyler widened his eyes and wanted to stop Matthew from coming. However, after thinking about it, Skyler knew Miguel would start to suspect things if he stopped Matthew.
If Miguel doesn't go, I can't meet my idol, Stephen Armstrong.
After weighing the pros and cons, Skyler muttered, "I’m sorry, Matt. Unfortunately, to meet my idol, you have to come along too."
He couldn't imagine what would happen when Veronica and Matthew met again, but Skyler couldn't care much.
And so, Caleb, Skyler, and Miguel prepared the barbecue grills, ingredients, drinks, and the like.
Then, they drove their respective cars and met at Qurra Mountain.
The mountain was the most suitable place for a barbecue.
There was a small stream at the foot of the mountain. The beach was to one side of the stream, and to the other side lay Qurra Mountain.
Qurra Mountain had beautiful and pleasant scenery, and it was a good choice for a barbeque.
An hour later, the cars arrived at the foot of Qurra Mountain.
When Veronica stood at the foot of the mountain and waited for them, the first to appear was Monica.
Monica had hired a maternity matron to care for her child so she had the time to go out.
Then, Shirley and Caleb arrived.
However, Caleb brought Abby over too.
"She is on break, so I brought her over. You won't be angry, right?" Caleb asked Veronica after greeting Monica and Shirley.
Veronica teased, "You have already brought her here. I can't chase her away, can I?" As she said that, she looked at Abby and stepped forward, thereafter giving the girl a big hug.
"It's been a while. You're getting more beautiful."
The last time Veronica met Abby was during winter. Abby's face was chapped, and her hands were covered with frostbite. After half a year, her face was clean. Her hair was tied up in a ponytail, and Abby wore a white T-shirt, jeans, and canvas shoes. She looked like a cute girl and was attractive.
Everyone would like a girl like this.
As Abby and Veronica came from the same village, they knew each other.
Abby smiled and signed, Long time no see, Veronica. How are you doing?
However, Veronica was confused, as she could not understand sign language.
Caleb immediately stood up and acted as an interpreter. "Abby said it's been a long time, and she asks how you are doing.”
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