Chapter 76

Melanie sits on the picnic mat at the back of the cottage, she has a bowl of flowers in-between her legs. Her face constantly lit up in a bright smile as Mr Gordon play a melodious song with a brown acoustic guitar in his hand.

He rests the guitar on his lap and places his fingers on the string. He stares at Melanie as he plays the songs.

Melanie raises her head to steal a glance at what Archie is drawing. She grins happily when she sees him drawing his father, as he is operating the guitar.

“Oh,” she chuckles, as she continues with the flower crown she was making. ‘Why is he that good, without being trained’? She thought with a smile on his face.

‘Does he know too’? She shrugs as she didn't want to ask Archie if his father knows about what he's drawing.

“Guys, we are taking pictures once I'm done with these crowns,” she says to them without raising her head to look at the expression on their faces.

“Okay, mom!” Archie utters.

Melanie raises her head to steal a glance at her man, upon