He had not replied to Lisa, nor did he tell anyone about it, but he didn't ignore it, not at all. In fact, he read the letter a few times, though it's over, and arranged a meeting with a detective. The secret investigation was still going on, same as the searching for his son, Spencer, however, nothing suspicious was found yet.

Though he had rarely contacted Matt, he knew very well what was going on with his life and the company. He didn't want to alert anyone yet until he was certain.

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Sue had changed a lot during these three years. She felt like she was returning to her old self before she got married, enjoying the tranquility of life, but with a much more mature mind and an open heart. She saw so much of Spencer in his grandson Louis, and it brought back a lot of memories, memories of sweet bitterness.

When she was not babysitting, which she loved as well, she occupied herself with gardening, cooking, baking, sewing, and painting, things that she loved doing when she was young. Sometimes, Curt would even come help with weeding in the garden. Even though they had maids and servants, they rather enjoyed some regular labor work.

The few days when they were back in Miami, Zoe was so surprised by their changes. She was happy for them. She could see that Sue had let go of the past, that Sue and Curt loved each other. Though when Sue was doing all the cooking and helping in the house, Zoe couldn't help complaining about a smile that her work had been taken away from her.

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On the morning of the third day, since they came back, Sue had just come in from the garden with some freshly picked roses. "Zoe, can you please get them a nice vase?" She said with a smile.

"Oh, certainly! Look how lovely they are!" Zoe replied cheerfully.

Curt was reading the newspaper with a cup of tea. He glanced up from the paper at Sue and smiled at her affectionately.

Zoe put the flowers next to a photo of Spencer and Nathalia on a shelf. Seeing the face of Spencer, Zoe's happy smile disappeared as she wondered how perfect it would be if Spencer was there. Then the family is whole. Sue noticed and said gently, "Is he a handsome boy?"

Startled, Zoe looked up at Sue and was relieved to see the gentle smile on her face. She was worried that she had upset Sue. She then realized how it was always her that would have to comfort Sue in the past, and now it seemed to be the opposite.

"Yes, yes." Zoe nodded. "I miss him every day, and I really hope to see him home soon."

"You will," Sue said.

Curt listened quietly. Of course, it hurt, and it hurt very much still, not knowing where their son was, but he was glad to see that Sue was calm and hopeful. "I'm starving. Shall we have breakfast soon? Is Nathalia up yet? And the babies?" Curt interrupted in a cheerful tone.

"Yes, we are." Louis and Bella answered. They were just coming downstairs, each holding Nathalia's hands, walking slowly. "Good morning, grandpa, grandma, Zoe." They said politely in their cute little voice.

"Morning, dad, mum, and Zoe," Nathalia said.

"Good morning, sweeties." Curt, Sue, and Zoe chorused, and everyone giggled.

The family enjoyed breakfast together, delightfully.

"Would you like to go for a ride with grandpa today and go fishing, perhaps?" Curt asked Louis and Bella.

"Yes," Louis replied instantly with excitement.

Bella added, "Only if grandma joins us!"

Sue pecked a kiss on Bella's head and said, "Surely. What about your mummy?"

"Oh, I know mummy's going to see the flowers today," Louis said.

"To see the flowers? How do you know?" Curt asked curiously.

"Because she was talking about the flower fairies last night," Bella answered.

Nathalia smiled happily and explained, "I'm thinking of going to the café today."

It was around lunchtime when Nathalia arrived at the café. Lily, one of the staff, was trimming some flowers when she saw Nathalia come in. She was so excited that she dropped the scissors, jumped up, and exclaimed, "Mrs. Nathalia Davidson!"

Everyone froze on hearing the name, then screams of excitement followed. There was an exchange of warm greetings for a good while before Nathalia could sit down quietly at the balcony on the rooftop to enjoy a cup of coffee and some freshly baked chocolate cake.

Lily brought up a small vase with three purple calla lilies. "For our charming and passionate Mrs. Nathalia Davidson." She said with a grin as she placed the flowers down on the table.

Nathalia smiled happily and said, "Thank you, Lily. They are lovely. Would you like to sit down for a bit?" One of the main reasons that the staff has all stayed and loved the café since the very beginning was that Nathalia had always treated them like friends. They had created a little family here and built a home, which meant a lot to them as they grew up as orphans.

"That would be lovely," Lily said.

Nathalia asked for one more coffee for Lily.

"Mrs. Nathalia Davidson, we have all missed you so much! We were still talking about how excited we are to see you, you know." Lily said cheerfully.

Nathalia smiled. "I'm happy to see you all as well. How has everything been?"

"It's been great. Everyone's like brothers and sisters here. It's our home. You gave us a home, Mrs. Nathalia Davidson." Lily said gratefully. "And business has been very good. Most days, we are very busy, but it's good to be busy, and we still have a lot of customers regularly coming from since we opened."

"That's wonderful. You are doing a great job." Nathalia said, then she added, "This time, I'm only staying for a few more days, but I will probably come back in the future and work with you guys."