The car pulled up by the destination after a while.
Carla froze when she saw the place.
Happy Avenue!
Carla, Mrs. Borah, and the children used to live here.
They shared a lot of happy memories here. It suddenly occurred to Carla that she should have come to visit this place after she got back to Aymo City, but she did not have the courage to do so.
Back when she lost her memory, she would feel a pang of grief whenever she went past this place.
Now that she regained her memory, she could not bring herself to revisit this place.
She was not ready to face her emotions when she saw Mrs. Borah's photo in a familiar setting.
That was why she did not set foot in this place all this while.
Carla did not expect Zayn to bring them here today.
"What are you trying to do?" she questioned.
"This is our home, " Zayn said softly, "Don't you want to go in?"
"But…"
"Daddy brought us home!"
Josh cut Carla off in excitement when he saw their house. "My toys and clothes are still inside. I've been wanting to come here all this while!"
"Me too. This is where I made my first invention, " Randy said with a hint of nostalgia in his voice, "I wonder how this place has changed."
"Deedee, Lulu, and Kiki are here too!" Venus cried out.
"I remember Daddy brought us here during my last birthday. He said Mommy might come here to find us when she is back, so we should come here more often."
A gush of sadness overwhelmed Carla when she heard Venus.
She caught Zayn's complicated gaze, but before he had a chance to spot the sorrow in her eyes, she evaded his gaze.
Zayn bent over and helped Venus out of the car. "Now Mommy's back, it means your wish came true."
"Yeah!" Venus exclaimed readily, smiling sweetly at Carla, "I made the same wish for two years, and now Mommy's back."
Carla smiled back and stroke her cheeks tenderly.
"But Mommy's leaving again, " Josh said quietly.
"I will come back and see you again, Josh. I promise."
"Let's get in, people, " Zayn interrupted, holding the two boys as they went in.
Carla carried Venus in her arms and followed behind. Little Dori rested on Venus's shoulder while Dori waited for them at the window.
The residential estate's security guard greeted them warmly when he saw the family. Although they only came back once a year, they made an impression on him.
No one would forget such a beautiful family and their two exotic pets.
The neighbors were surprised when they saw the family. "Isn't this Mrs. Borah's daughter and her grandchildren?" an old lady asked.
"Yeah, it's them. I know the parrot."
"The children have grown a lot, but they are still so cute."
"I know right. Her daughter looks different too. She's skinnier now. Even the way she dresses has changed."
"Of course. I heard she married into a wealthy family."
"So that's her husband? He looks tough and handsome."
"Yeah, that's him. He's been bringing the kids over in the past two years. This is the first time I see Mrs. Borah's daughter after all this time. The whole family is finally together."
Carla listened quietly as the neighbors talked. She used to work till late at night when she stayed here, so she did not really know the neighbors.
Mrs. Borah was the one who interacted with them. She needed to shop for groceries, do house chores, and send the children to school, so she had a lot of friends around the neighborhood.
She was a gregarious and cheerful person. It was only natural that they liked her. Two years had passed since the incident, but everyone still remembered her.
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