"I'm going to miss my husband so much!" Charlotte sighed.
"..."
Hearing this, the rest of the group stared at her in stunned silence.
Fine.
Clearly, the parents were true love, and the kids were just a happy accident.
——
She didn't know how long she had been sitting there.
Half-asleep, she felt the plane descending and smoothly taxiing down the runway.
A flight attendant's gentle voice sounded beside her. "Mrs. Blair, we've arrived at our destination."
"Mhm."
Charlotte opened her eyes, slid up the window shade, and gazed out at the deep autumn scenery, feeling a faint chill wash over her.
She paused in thought for a few seconds.
Leaning back, she pulled out her phone and handed it to the attendant. "Could you take a picture of me, please?"
"Of course, ma'am."
The flight attendant smiled, adjusted the angle to capture the gently falling leaves and the stunning young woman, and tapped the shutter.
"Thank you."
Pleased with the result, Charlotte's lips curved into a smile as she opened her social media app and sent the photo to Anthony.
She added a caption: [Half a day apart feels like months.]
The climate difference between Cabinda and Brazil felt like seasons apart.
Anthony replied almost instantly: [Good girl.]
He attached a photo: him posing with their babies.
Staring at the picture-perfect image of the father and their two children, Charlotte was left speechless for a long moment.
Her mood instantly plummeted from crisp autumn straight into the freezing dead of winter.
A cold shiver of loneliness ran through her.
——
After disembarking,
a comfortable charter bus that had been arranged in advance took the group to their hotel.
Charlotte knew that even though Anthony wasn't by her side, he would have handled all the arrangements flawlessly.
But she hadn't expected him to be this meticulous.
The perimeter of the hotel was swarming with security, and the staff assigned to look after them were friendly, familiar faces from Eldoria.
"Ma'am, welcome to Brazil."

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