He switched topics in the middle of his sentence. Dawn was busy driving and didn't notice. She just nodded and said, "Yeah, he's nice."
"Mm, since he's giving you all his attention, you should just enjoy your life from now on."
Dawn frowned but stayed quiet.
Lucas's phone buzzed. He ignored it and kept speaking. "When Sadie and I got together, it was set up. There wasn't real love, but we married anyway. Even after we got married, it's not like it mattered. Feelings are kind of fragile. Austin ... "
"Uncle Lucas," Dawn interrupted.
Even though she still wasn't sure how she felt about Ethan, hearing Lucas talk like that made her uneasy.
She pressed her lips together. "Your phone is still ringing. Is it something urgent?"
"Oh, right. I'll check it."
Lucas took out his phone. The moment he read the message, his expression changed.
Dawn sensed something was wrong and asked, "Uncle Lucas, is everything okay?"
He quickly clutched his phone close to his chest and said, "N-no, it's nothing. Just focus on driving, Dawn."
Nothing? Then why did he look like that?
Dawn didn't believe him, but she knew she wouldn't get an answer.
She focused back on driving.
The car sped across the overpass. As they passed the suburbs, the surroundings started to look familiar. Suddenly, Dawn realized something.
She minimized the navigation map with one hand. Of course, she had been here before.
No way. Could this really be a coincidence?
She glanced at the passenger seat. Lucas had his eyes closed, like he was asleep.
Dawn pressed harder on the gas, concentrating.
After another hour, they finally reached the bottom of the hill.
She had thought it might be somewhere nearby, but it was exactly the same place Andy had taken them to look for crystals last time, right on the spot.
"Uncle Lucas." Dawn kept her eyes on the road. The branches Andy had tossed aside were still lying there.
"Are you sure this is the right spot?" she asked.
"Of course I'm sure." Lucas sounded confident.
Since they would be hiking soon, he straightened his shirt. "Back then, your mom loved hiking. She lived on this hill for quite a while. I came looking for her a lot."
As he talked, he seemed lost in memories. His smile had a little sadness in it.

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