8 Lingered In Her Heart

Now that Berry Boulevard and two other neighbourhoods do have further development planned and on track, the council will focus more on the other two undeveloped areas.

 At the moment they do believe that Simsprings needs to create an ecologically green based community to balance the area and protect the environment to minimize any potential pollution and damage.

 Therefore, the committee did formulate a plan to prepare for the establishment of renewable energy sources such as solar panels and wind energy panels in the area to generate electricity to provide related energy use, thus reducing the consumption of non-renewable energy and greening the environment of the oasis.

 Anthony and Hayley also agreed that it was a good idea, so they asked the council to go ahead with the plan and suggested that a spot should be set aside on the land to build a town hall, which would serve as a general administrative workplace for the council.

 Hayley didn't come over to Simsprings with Anthony and the team today as she had other activities in Simtown to attend to.

 So, after touring the two areas, which currently have no substantial development, Anthony and council members moved on to check out other areas of Simsprings to see what development is going on right now.

 During the inspection, a council member did notice that there were staff members from Morning Sun Studio nearby who seemed to be filming, so he turned to the man in a black plaid suit and said, "Hey, there seems to be a crew filming there, why don't we all go over there and take a look?"

"Sure, let's go."

 So, following what his colleagues said, Anthony looked over and guessed that Grace was stationed here to film.

 And his face just showed a hint of surprise, then he followed everyone over to see what was going on.

 After all, he didn't expect that he would meet her here.

 Grace obviously did not expect to meet the committee members and the man by such a coincidence.

So, she was secretly surprised and greeted everyone without changing her face, when she heard a member of the parliament ask her for this, "Ms. Grace, I would like to ask, are you filming a movie here?"

 Unlike Anthony, most of the committee members had no prior knowledge of their previous relationship, so they were surprised to see the crew filming scenes for the film live and had questions.

Grace and her team also knew that they were curious about this, so she just answered naturally based on her own experience and knowledge.

But suddenly she heard a very familiar voice speaking to her, seeming to care about her, "Is it too hard for you to shoot for a long time here?"

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Anthony. Although the environment did bring some challenges, I enjoyed the satisfaction of the shoot."

 Perhaps it was because she vaguely remembered that he unintentionally criticized her career when she was abroad, which made her feel a little disrespected.

 Therefore, after quickly recovering from the memories of the past, Grace kept her smile and answered Anthony's words politely, apparently treating it as just an ordinary question.

 But it was obvious that this uncomfortable feeling still lingered in her heart.

"Oh really? Then I wish you the best of luck in continuing to work hard, Ms Grace." 

Anthony actually knew what Grace was thinking now, but he didn't really mean to reprimand and criticize her career at the time.

It's just because he is really worried that her health will be affected by her working long hours like now.

But he knew that no matter what he said now, he could not heal the trauma left in his ex-girlfriend's heart.

 So, after looking at Grace for about a second, Anthony pretended that nothing happened and continued to say words of encouragement.

Then he heard Gabin Theo Dubois, one of the Member of Parliament from Simsprings' council, who is cheerfully to suggest with everyone, "Hey guys, why don't we take a photo together?"

"Yes, Mr Anthony and Ms Grace. Let's take a photo together."

 Another MP, Samatha Muller, also agreed with Gabin Theo and has asked the crew for help to take a group photo in the endless desert.

 So, under everyone's urging and Ann's urging, Anthony and Grace just took pictures with others with their normal smiles, looking like a peaceful photo in the desert.

 It seemed that the unhappiness between them had been quietly covered up by people's laughter.

 But this does not mean that the two people can return to being as close as before.

 Therefore, after quickly watching them leave, Grace continued to shoot the scene of the movie script with a calm expression, although her heart was indeed inexplicably disturbed by the man's seemingly absent concern.

 Anthony thought about it sincerely and felt that he needed to apologise for some of the excessive remarks he had made to Grace and the breakup, so he wanted to call her after returning home.

 But he obviously also knew that the woman would not want to mention these sad past events for her again.

 So, after thinking about it, he decided to put the phone back and sat alone on the bed without speaking.

....

 Now that Melissa has finished looking at the new batch of art at the gallery, she finally has some free time to hang out with Richard.

 Therefore, they first went to a breakfast shop on 74th Street in the city center for a meal, and then went to Choi Yong Supermarket on nearby Luxury Street to buy daily necessities.

 Indeed, the products in the supermarket are very fresh, reasonably priced and well packaged, making people like to come and buy them.

 So, after taking the vegetables and fruits and paying for them, they went back to Richard's house to make eggnog soup.

 Although Richard's wife, Her Highness Princess Rosa Caesar had been dead from a young age, he did not immediately find a new partner, instead focusing on work and caring for his then two young children.

 Therefore, after watching his children grow up and start a family, he dared to try to express his love to Melissa.

 Melissa also thought Richard had a good personality, so with the blessing of her children and family, she finally agreed to his idea.

 So, after putting the soup in a bowl and drinking it, Melissa and Richard spent their free time playing with his two dogs.

 At this moment, they suddenly heard the doorbell ringing, and when they stepped forward to open the door, they saw Anthony standing alone outside the house.

 So, Richard hurriedly invited his nephew to come in and sit down, and asked him with a friendly smile, obviously a little surprised by his arrival, "Hey, Anthony. Aren't you still at work? Why are you here today?"

"I'm on vacation today, so I came over for a visit. This is for you."

 Anthony also saw Melissa at Richard's house today, so after putting down the wine, he smiled politely at her and continued to say to the man in the khaki shirt, as if he was concerned about his uncle: "Uncle, since I came back, I've been busy with work and rarely come to see you. I hope you don't blame me."

"Why do you say that? I know you are busy with work, so of course I won't blame you."

 Richard himself also had a job, so he could understand how busy his nephew was, and he smiled and indicated that he didn't care about it.

 And then he and Melissa looked at each other, then looked at the clock on the wall, and continued to say to the man in front of him, "By the way, let's go out for a meal together later."

"Of course, but you need to let me treat you this time, uncle."

"Okay, sure."

So, after having a nice chat with Anthony, Richard and Melissa went out to dinner with him.

And since Jarrad opened a restaurant business at his house today, Richard decided to have a meal there since he hadn't been there in a long time to support him.

And this man's cooking skills are really good and he can make all kinds of delicious dishes.

So, after greeting the man in an apron and suit, they sat down and started looking at the menu to order.