After receiving instructions from Avery, Maria smiled warmly and said, "Joel, after lunch, would you like to check out the old house? It's furnished and very clean. Dad goes there to stay for a few days from time to time." Upon hearing this, Joel and Isla knew they needed to act quickly, since it involved the house, demolition, and potential financial gains.
They nodded eagerly. "Sure. We'll go over after we finish eating."
In high spirits, they found the food more delicious and ordered several expensive seafood dishes, planning to pack up anything they couldn't finish.
Meanwhile, Ronan and his group were causing a scene outside Carter's Restaurant, attracting quite a crowd of onlookers.
A waitress regretted not taking a break at the nearby dormitory instead of staying at the restaurant to scroll through her phone.
