Everleigh returned to the Trevino family home. Selena and Hilda were in the living room, but she couldn't hear their conversation.
They heard the sound of footsteps and turned to look.
"Miss Everleigh, when did you come back?" Hilda cried out in surprise.
Everleigh put her suitcase aside and sat on the sofa wearily, her eyes fixed on Selena.
After not seeing her for a year, she felt that her sister was more charming than before.
Selena's eyes were full of disgust. "Did they not give you a place to stay? Why are you so tanned?"
"Yeah, they might as well not have." Everleigh didn't mind her tone as she was used to it. Rather, she would be surprised if Selena really cared about her.
Selena snorted. She really couldn't understand why her sister was willing to go to those places.
Hilda was used to seeing the two sisters talk in such a way so she went to take care of Everleigh's luggage.
Selena saw her lying motionlessly on the sofa and asked, "If you are sleepy, then go to bed. If other people come in and see you like this, they will think you have no manners. Do you still want to embarrass Dad?"
"I'm hungry. What are we having for dinner?" Everleigh was at the door when she heard Selena asked Hilda to cook her favorite dishes.
That was why she didn't go upstairs.
Selena thought Everleigh didn't hear it, so she snorted and went upstairs with her phone.
Everleigh smiled and looked around at the familiar surroundings. Sure enough, home was the best place to be.
Everleigh didn't sleep the whole evening as she tried to get over the jet lag. When she heard her two children come back, she hurried down the stairs.
"Mommy." Adrienne noticed Everleigh and ran over with a grin on her face. "Mommy, you're finally back. I missed you so much."
"Mommy, when did you come back?" Alastair was much calmer. Although his expression was not exaggerated, the yearning in his eyes showed.
"I came back this morning and was resting at home. You two sure have grown in the past year. You've lost some weight too, Adrienne." Everleigh squatted and gently caressed their faces. A lot had changed.
Yet their appearances stayed the same.
Abraham also came back not long after. He knew Everleigh would be coming back that day, so he purposely put off his schedule to have a meal with his family.
Everleigh's favorite dishes were all on the table. Abraham looked at her, who got tanned, and put some food on her plate. "Eat up. You've lost a lot of weight. Your hand looks much stronger too."
She smiled and said, "Because it's a little unsafe there, I learned some self-defense skills from the locals. I also work out in the morning, so I gained a little muscle as time went by."
Adrienne was eating and asked, "Mommy, are the people nice? They don't seem very friendly."
"No, there are good people. I'll bring you there if we get a chance." Everleigh felt the enthusiasm of the locals.
She felt nostalgic in her heart.
When Abraham heard that it was unsafe, he said, "Forget it, Adrienne shouldn't go."
Everleigh knew that her father did not want to part with her, and she was also only thinking out loud.
After dinner, they sat on the sofa and chatted. Everleigh bought gifts. Selena liked jewelry so she bought an authentic diamond. She couldn't buy much due to limited funds.
She bought toys for Alastair and Adrienne while she got some local specialties for her father.
Suddenly, her phone rang. It was from Cecil. She had totally forgotten to tell her that she was back.
"Cecil."
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