Chapter 47
The treasure hunt game began, and first, Eloise needed to find a large windmill.
The windmill was easy to find even at night because it had flashing lights. She walked along the shore for about ten minutes before reaching the base of the
windmill
“There are some stairs to the southeast of the windmill. Go up the stairs?
She walked to the southeast of the windmill and found a staircase. There were streetlights beside it, and she walked up to find a white house with a blue roof.
You need to find a very special tree around this house.”
“A special tree?”
“No hints?”
She scanned the area around the house. There were many trees, such as pines, laurels, and hollies, until she saw a ginkgo tree. The leaves had turned bright gold. But what made this tree special was that it had been struck by lightning, Its core burned out, but it was still alive and flourishing.
There’s an iron box in the tree hole.”
She tumed on her flashlight and saw that there was indeed an iron box, though it was rusted. She took the box out and struggled to open it.
Inside was a princess wand–yes, a toy.
“This princess wand has magic. Press the button on top if you don’t believe it.”
Eloise chuckled, thinking it was childish, but she picked up the wand and pressed the pink heart–shaped button.
In an instant, countless colorful lights lit up, and music started playing.
She didn’t understand the music, but she knew it sounded warm and lively, like the arrival of happiness. As the music rose and fell, the lights changed colors, and she felt like a princess in a fairy tale, everything around her dreamlike.
“The magic ball in the princess wand comes with a surprise, too,” he said.
The magic ball was glowing. She opened it, and something dropped out. She quickly reached to catch it and opened her hand to find a ring in her palm. “Eloise, marry me
She stared at the message for a long time and was in a daze. He had actually proposed to her. Although they had already set a wedding date, and he could have slapped this step, he still proposed.
And it was in such a beautiful place, with so much thought put into it.
Wait. Thus must have been prepared long ago before he even knew her. Was it meant for another woman he planned to propose to? Clearly, it wasn’t utilized, so now, it was forher.
Honestly, she felt a bit uncomfortable.
“There’s no one else. I prepared this imagining my future lover,” he quicidy explained, seemingly to have read her thoughts.
She was touched as he always considered her feelings
“The ring might not fit. If it doesn’t, I’ll prepare a new one for you when I get back.”
Eloise looked at the platinum ring with a diamond embedded in it. It was a simple design, but very beautiful. She tried it on her middle finger, and surprisingly, i fit perfectly.
So, she took a photo and sent it to William. “It fits perfectly.”
William replied, “Maybe it was meant to be. You’re destined to be my bride.”
the stairs, looking at the colorful lights around her, the white house with the blue roof, and listening to the distant sound of the waves. Everything
was so beautiful:
But she coulder’t help but think, wasn’t this the Robinson family’s island? Had he been here, too? Not only had he been here, but he had managed to keep this surpris fe was clearly more than just a guest.
But she didn’t ask, and it didn’t really matter.
On the way back, her steps became lighter. She felt a bit lonely sadler on white walking by the sea, but her heart was full now.
Back at the residence, Maria was arociously waiting for ber
