Chapter 446

S31 189. Accompanying Children

Jeremy glanced at Ava. “If I leave, you’ll be here alone. Can that still be called a honeymoon?” he whispered.

Ava stroked Jeremy’s arm. “I’m fine. I can wait in the van while relaxing and collecting other names. You just go. Consider it as a survey to accompany our child for a walk later.”

“Come with us, Uncle. Auntie won’t be alone. Mommy will accompany her. The guards are also camping not far behind. Auntie and Mommy will be safe. Besides, we won’t be long. At eight o’clock, we have to

leave for museum.”

Jeremy furrowed his brows for a moment. “We go with the campervan?”

“No. Daddy has prepared a sophisticated car. What is it called, Louis?”

“High clearance vehicle,” Louis said proudly. “In a moment, one of the guards will bring the car here.”

After a moment of silence, Jeremy finally nodded. “Okay, but I have to prepare first.”

“I’ll prepare breakfast.” Ava raised her finger.

“No need, Auntie. Mommy made lots of sandwiches. Uncle and

Auntie can eat that.”

Hearing the twins’ thorough preparations, Ava snorted in amusement. “Okay. Thank you, Twins. You made our honeymoon more colorful and easier.”

“You’re welcome, Auntie. We’re happy if our presence isn’t a nuisance.

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A few minutes later, the twins were waving excitedly. Together with Frank and Jeremy, they drove towards the first spot.

“Woohoo! This is so fun! I never thought that the desert could be this beautiful!” Louis exclaimed, raising his hand near the window.

Hearing that, Emily frowned. “This is different from deserts in general, Louis. The location is five thousand feet above sea level. People call it the high desert. But actually, the Alabama Hills are an area of hills and rocks. Look!” Emily pressed her index finger to the window.

“It’s not so barren here, it just looks dry. The air is also not as hot as the desert because there are lots of snowy mountains around it.”

While turning his head, Louis blinked. His eyelids were slightly lowered. “I know that too. But to make it simpler, let’s call it a desert.”

Still with furrowed brows, Emily shook her head firmly. “Still different,

Louis.”

Jeremy was intrigued by the sweet debate. He looked back, said, ” Emily, you’re so smart. Where did you get that information?”

“I looked for it in the library with Louis, Uncle. Louis also read it and knows that the Alabama Hills are one of the oldest geological formations in the world. But he still calls it a desert.”

Jeremy was stunned. He didn’t understand what his genius niece was talking about.

“Daddy, where is our first destination? Are we going to meet the ugly- faced rock like yesterday?” Louis said, distracting Jeremy.

“Nightmare Rock, you mean?”

“Yes!”

While Jeremy snorted in amusement, Frank answered, “No, Buddy. Today, we will see more amazing rocks and they were not formed by

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human hands. There is no paint or pictures of monster faces like yesterday. Now, try checking your right and left sides. You will be able to see it in a moment.”

The twins’ eyes sharpened. They nimbly observed every stone that passed by the window.

“Louis, look at that rock! It looks like a giant shark fin!”

Louis spontaneously moved to Emily’s side. While pressing his face to the window, he was stunned. “Wow, that’s so cool!”

After pulling the car over, Frank turned to the back seat. “It looks very high, right? Many people are challenged to climb to the top.”

The twins blinked in unison. “People climb on that rock? Why? Won’t the rock break down quickly?”

“If the rock is eroded frequently, it will no longer look like a shark’s fin. “Emily pouted.

Frank couldn’t help but grimace. “I don’t know either, Kids. Let’s hope the rock is strong and can maintain its unique shape.”

The twins nodded expectantly. “Are we going there, Daddy?”

“Unfortunately not. There are other stones that will surprise you ever more.”

“Is it true?”

Frank nodded, then handed them his phone. “Before we leave again, do you want to take a photo of the shark fin?”

“Yeah! We have to show the stone to Mommy and Auntie. They will be

amazed too.”

The twins switched positions so that Louis could take photos more freely.

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“There’

no signal here?” Louis said when he was about to send a picture to Kara.

“We’re not on the main road anymore, Louis, and we didn’t bring a

signal booster. Wait until we get back to the van, then you can send the photos.”

Frank smiled at how cheerful Emily was. “Have you finished photographing the shark fin? Can we continue?”

The twins nodded.

“Come on, Daddy!” Louis fixed his sitting position.

“We are curious about the next destination!” Emily jumped a little in her seat.

The twins’ enthusiasm was so fiery Even when they had to continue on foot, their energy remained through the roof.

“Come on, Daddy, Uncle! Walk faster!” Louis waved his hand, a few meters in front of his father. Sweat had poured down his neck.

“Yes, we can’t be slow. Our time is limited.” Emily nodded while holding her hat. Just like Louis, her skin was also red from ure to the sun.

“No need to rush, Kids. This climbing route is not far.” Frank casually with Jeremy beside him.

“Your father is right. Just enjoy the view. Who knows, there are rocks that resemble something?” Jeremy continued with a small smile. Somehow, he could imagine how much fun it would be whe he returned to that place with Ava and their child later.

The twins started to look around. At that moment, Emily widened her eyes and leaned closer to Louis.

“Louis, look at that!” Emily pointed her finger. A lizard was sunbathing

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on a rock.

“Wow, it looks like Oscar Oasis!”

While the twins watched it giggling, Frank and Jeremy caught up.

“Who is Oscar Oasis?” Jeremy also looked in the direction the twins

were facing.

“Uncle never watched it? It’s an animation about a lizard that lives in the desert.” Emily’s mouth pursed.

“Uncle, what if you name your son Oscar?”

Jeremy turned wide eyed. “You compare my son to a desert lizard?”

Louis chuckled mischievously. “It’s not like that, Uncle. Oscar is a tough lizard. He can survive even in difficult environments.”

Smiling amusedly, Frank stroked Louis’ head which was also covered by a hat. “That’s a great idea, Buddy. Let Uncle Jeremy take a note. Now, shall we move on? There’s something interesting up ahead.”

The twins’ eyes lit up again. Holding hands, they ran in the direction their father pointed.

“Come on, Emily! If we get there first, we can enjoy the view longer!”

Emily matched her brother’s steps with a bright smile. “Let’s go

As soon as they found a heart-shaped one, the two toddlers ju for joy.

“Daddy! We found it!” Louis waved excitedly.

“The stone is heart-shaped!” Emily brought her elbows and fingertips together, mimicking the shape of a Heart Arch.

Frank laughed slightly at the twins’ cheerfulness. While speeding up his steps, he gave them thumbs up. “You’re great, Kids!”

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The twins laughed louder. “Are we going up there, Daddy?”

No. Just watch from here!”

“Okay!”

Louis took Frank’s phone out of his small backpack. While he documented the beautiful curved rock, Emily looked around.

“Louis, did you hear it? What sound is that?”

While focusing on the phone screen, Louis shrugged his shoulders. “I don’t know. Maybe someone was shaking a bottle filled with sand.”

Emily’s brows furrowed even more. Curious, she traced the sound.

Apparently, there was a snake among the rocks! Emily screeched and backed away when she found it. Unfortunately, she was too hasty. She fell down not far from the snake.

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