"Lari!"
A happy Madeline jumped from behind, hugging the shocked Lariette. Soft puffs of sand rose above their ankles. Ruediger looked at the two ladies, helplessness was imbued on his lips.
"Maddie! You surprised me!"
"Hahaha! Sorry! Sorry!"
Lariette quickly wiggled free from Madeline's embrace, turning around to face her friend. The strawberry-blond lady in a white beach dress laughed upon seeing the former's face.
Lariette and Ruediger had just arrived at the dock where Chairman Ruediger's yacht was by a cab. They didn't know that Madeline reached here before them because the lady said nothing.
"Everyone is happy. This old man feels it to the bones. Good, good."
Chairman Delaney appeared, walking slowly while relying on the cane. The elderly man opted for a short-sleeved floral shirt and a pair of long white pants, complete with sunglasses on his nose bridge.
"Grandpa! Good morning!"