Take Back All She Lost novel Chapter 159

So, Natalia would just have to learn a lesson from this incident.

It wasn’t until Thursday that Natalia was discharged from the hospital.

On Friday, Natalia went back to her after–school program as usual.

Albert and Mia asked Natalia, “Can we come to your house this Saturday and hang out with the cool aunt?”

Natalia apologized, “I’m afraid not this week. My mom, dad, and I are going to Firefly Glen.” “Firefly Glen? I know that place. All the fireflies in Vexford are there.”

“Yeah.” Natalia nodded, remembering what her dad had told her.

“Don’t tell anyone yet, okay? My dad wants to surprise my mom.”

“Okay,” Mia agreed, then said to Natalia, “I’ve never been there. If my mom takes me, can we watch the fireflies together?”

“Sure!” Natalia and Mia hooked pinkies.

Belinda, standing nearby, looked upset.

What’s so special about some dumb valley? Her dad had already taken her and Auntie Helena there once.

That place was pitch dark, and her dad had to hold Auntie Helena the whole time so she wouldn’t be scared…

Thinking of this, Belinda was momentarily stunned.

Back then, her mom was working at the R&D Center of Novo Tech and hadn’t divorced her dad yet.

Auntie Helena said she was afraid of the dark and made her dad hold her the whole time… That night, Belinda once again waited for Wilfred to come home, but he didn’t.

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So, Natalia would just have to learn a lesson from this incident.

It wasn’t until Thursday that Natalia was discharged from the hospital.

On Friday, Natalia went back to her after–school program as usual.

Albert and Mia asked Natalia, “Can we come to your house this Saturday and hang out with the cool aunt?”

Natalia apologized, “I’m afraid not this week. My mom, dad, and I are going to Firefly Glen.”

“Firefly Glen? I know that place. All the fireflies in Vexford are there.”

“Yeah.” Natalia nodded, remembering what her dad had told her.

“Don’t tell anyone yet, okay? My dad wants to surprise my mom.”

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“Okay,” Mia agreed, then said to Natalia, “I’ve never been there. If my mom takes me, can we watch the fireflies together?”

“Sure!” Natalia and Mia hooked pinkies.

Belinda, standing nearby, looked upset.

What’s so special about some dumb valley? Her dad had already taken her and Auntie Helena there once.

That place was pitch dark, and her dad had to hold Auntie Helena the whole time so she wouldn’t be scared…

Thinking of this, Belinda was momentarily stunned.

Back then, her mom was working at the R&D Center of Novo Tech and hadn’t divorced her dad yet.

Auntie Helena said she was afraid of the dark and made her dad hold her the whole time…

That night, Belinda once again waited for Wilfred to come home, but he didn’t.

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She called Wilfred and said she wanted to go to Firefly Glen.

Wilfred was busy with a software project in collaboration with Aurora Corporation and didn’t have time to take Belinda.

Belinda hung up the phone in disappointment and asked Helena, who was applying

medicine, “Mom, can you go with me?”

Helena didn’t even look up: “Sweetie, that place is too dark. If Dad doesn’t go, there’s no one to protect us.”

For the first time, Belinda lost her temper with Helena.

“Why do we need someone to protect us? Mom, you’re an adult, and I’m not even afraid of the dark… If you won’t go, I’ll ask the bodyguard to take me. Anyway, Natalia and Josephine will be there, and Josephine wouldn’t just ignore me.”

After saying that, Belinda was about to go look for the bodyguard.

Helena’s eyes flickered, and she grabbed Belinda.

“Okay, okay, I’ll try to overcome my fear and go with you… I can’t let our little princess envy other kids.”

Belinda cheered up, “Yay, Mom, you’re the best!”

Early Saturday morning, Zachery pulled a camping cart.

Inside were a tent, a high–powered flashlight, a basic first aid kit, water bottles, fruit, bread, snacks…

Josephine had no idea where Zachery was planning to take her and Natalia.

She had asked Zachery several times, but he wouldn’t say.

She asked Natalia, but Natalia kept it a secret too.

Seeing all the gear, she asked tentatively, “Are we going on a wilderness adventure?”

Zachery replied, “No, we’re going to a place where, after just twenty minutes, you’ll feel happy.”

“What if I end up feeling unhappy after twenty minutes?” Josephine teased.

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Zachery pressed a smile to his lips. “Then I’ll let you do whatever you want with me.”

He spoke slowly and deliberately, and to Josephine’s ears, it made her heart race.

Josephine covered her mouth and cleared her throat, saying, “You get lost casily, and you can’t even read the GPS. Don’t lose me and Natalia.”

Zachery shot Natalia a glare.

He really did have a poor sense of direction, but he wasn’t so bad that he couldn’t read a GPS. That little girl had ruined his reputation…

Josephine and Natalia sat in the back seat.

After the Land Rover got on the overpass, Natalia kept her eyes on the road signs.

As soon as the words “Firefly Glen” appeared, she covered Josephine’s eyes and played a guessing game.

Josephine played along, pretending to be clueless, and deliberately guessed wrong every

time.

When the car was parked and they got out, Josephine saw a riot of flowers blooming on both sides of the road, most of which she couldn’t name.

She looked ahead.

Just one glance was enough to move Josephine.

Everywhere was lush green, the ground carpeted with wildflowers of every color, the sound of water echoing through the mountain stream, blending perfectly with nature.

She hadn’t even entered yet, but already felt calm and at peace.

At this point, Zachery could no longer keep it a secret.

Looking at Josephine, he asked, “Are you satisfied?”

Josephine nodded. “Very satisfied.

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Back when they had just gotten married, Wilfred had told her more than once that there were more fireflies in Firefly Glen than stars in the sky, which had always made her long to visit.

But she got pregnant with Belinda the very month after the wedding, and the mountain roads

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were rough, so she never caine.

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