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2024-10-29 19:42:56"How have you been, Mr. Hamon?"
Shantal asked without wiping the smile off her face. She had been smiling for far too long that even to Alex, he found it unnatural. Because he never saw the other party smiled at anyone for that long.
Shantal's smiling face could only last for a minute at most before it would return to her ice-cold expression.
Yet in front of the old man, Shantal had been talking with all smiles that Alex almost ended up wondering whether the other party's cheeks were already starting to feel sore for grinning ear to ear in an extended period of time.
Unbeknownst to him, Shantal was genuinely delighted to see the familiar face on the farm. As mentioned before, she used to visit the place and she has a lot of childhood memories of it.
"These old bones were often giving me troubles during winters and cold nights. But nonetheless, I am still strong as a bull."
Mr. Hamon told Shantal as he tousled her hair. Alex, on
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Shantal brought Alex to the nearby fence and asked him to kill time by feeding the alpacas in the meantime, as she was currently preoccupied with talking to her old acquaintance, Mr. Hamon.He figured that the two seemed to have a lot to catch up so he no longer disturbed them. Also, a stock of hay was beside him and that was what Shantal told him to feed the animals."Looks like you guys are the only ones willing to play with me."Alex said to the alpaca that was munching some dried grass in from of him."You must be so happy since you have so many friends to eat with. You guys have a way better situation than mine. Could you believe that I even have to go into the trouble of hiding whenever I eat? I am not allowed to eat with anyone in the house as I have to do it in secret."He added as he handed the other alpacas with more food."What? Does it taste that good? Alright, then, eat! Here!"Eventually, Alex started to enjoy what
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"Wait, no!"Alex used his body to block the gate and stopped Shantal and upon seeing it, Shantal's eyes went heavenward."Come on, Alex, man up!"But then just right after Shantal said those words, she smirked."Or rather, robot up."She added and without waiting for Alex's response she started pulling the horse out of the stable."But I have never ridden a horse before!"Alex revealed with wide eyes. He thought that it would convince the other party to change her mind or at least make her think twice. But, Shantal only shrugged her shoulders when she heard that and gave her robot a once over."Obviously?! Besides, it was not like I expect you to have tried this before, and I honestly don't see the reason why Alpha Tech would have to spend time making their robots ride a horse before shipment. Don't worry, I got you."Somehow, Shantal found Alex's reaction quite silly."No, please spare me."Alex pleaded wi
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Right after scaring the shit out of Alex, Shantal invited him to go for a walk.However, just as when they were walking and enjoying the breathtaking view of the sun setting down on the horizon, Shantal subconsciously reached out to her neck to feel something.Yet upon her touch, she realized that something was missing. Dread clouded her feature as soon as it dawned on her that she lost her necklace somewhere."What is wrong?"Alex inquired when he noticed the sudden change in Shantal's expression."My necklace. It's gone. We have to find it before it went dark here."She replied as she frantically looked around her, checking the pavement as well as each of every bush along their way; and making sure that all spot was checked and no stone was left unturned.They also ended up tracing back their steps."Is it really that important?"Alex asked Shantal as the other party was busy feeling in the grass, thinking that her nec
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"Oh man, my necklace. Where is it?"Shantal thought out loud after she let out a deep sigh of exasperation. Because despite their combined effort, her necklace was still nowhere to be seen.While Shantal was wallowing over the loss of her necklace, something glistening within the grass caught Alex's attention.He hurriedly checked what was it and realized that it was actually the necklace. He finally found it but chose to remain silent."I'm pretty sure I lost it while we are doing horseback riding. If only I had not talked so much with you and get distracted."Shantal, on the other hand, added with an obvious tone of lamentation."I told you that I would find it for you, didn't I?""I suggest you start thinking what kind of wish you will be granting me.""Hmmm. How about if I buy you the longest-running battery available in the market?""Nah. I have no use for that. Every Android Partners comes with a built-in bat
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On that particular night, Alex noticed that Shantal was acting weird, tailing Arvin and following the other party wherever he went.At the same time, she was walking with an awkward gait."I wonder how many bottles she had?"Alex was busy watching his master when all of a sudden he heard Jodi speaking right next to him. When he looked at the other party. Jodi only jutted her lips and pointed back at Shantal.He followed it with his gaze and when he realized where the direction she was pointing him at, he saw that their fridge was left open and there were some used bottles that littered the floor below it.In fact, Shantal was actually holding another bottle in her hand.When Alex saw all of that, it was then that realization hit him and he immediately made his way towards Shantal."You already have enough, Shantal. Why don't you go to your room and rest for tonight?"He suggested but Shantal only swatted his hands and pushed hi
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