185. The Garden.
Author: King Solomon
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

Mr. Noah considered carefully what Kelly Hunt had said about Meghan being married, feeling as though he was between a rock and a hard place.

After hearing the news, his confidence dropped from 100% to 20%, but he was still determined to approach her despite her condition and to establish a partnership with them.

He straightened out once more and approached Meghan, who was still receiving guidance from her mother about whom to approach and who to avoid.

Meghan was forewarned not to interact with the woman wearing the globe of Earth as a fascinator on her head and the maps of all the continents as her dress.

With a somber expression on her face, Mrs. Stallion remarked, "She looks so harmless and pretty right."

Meghan grinned as she observed the woman her mother was describing and said, "Yes, mum, and she has been greeting people since she walked in."

"Exactly point! She is a whale in this ocean; be careful how you relate to her but do not approach her; she has a magnet for finding val
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