On their way back to Vienburg City that night after having dinner with his parents, Noah asked Trixie, “You have been silent since your Mom left after having lunch with us. Did she say something that upset you?”
She responded, “She seems to be siding with Dad about leaving my dreams and aspirations behind and then just consider a quiet life with you at Harsenos when you have already decided to settle down.”
He reached for her left hand with his right hand, “Don’t overthink about it,” and then added on a lighter note, “Anyway, it will still be five years before I reach 30. By then you might already find someone else who would share with you the life you want.”
She agreed, “You are right. Or it could be the other way around.”
He uttered casually, “Yeah.”
When they reached the Arcadia Re
