Chapter 117

For some reason, ever since she met Leon, she started to smile more and more. It was probably Leon's sunny disposition that was slowly soothing the loneliness in her heart. It was also possibly because she treated Leon as a good friend like she treated Ariel. In front of Leon, she could drop her act, and live very freely and honestly! Hiking was something incredibly exhausting. In truth, most tourists gathered at the foot of the mountain. Not many of them were willing to hike up. There were just some couples and a few young adults in groups. There were incredibly few figures on the stairs. It was much quieter than on the foot of the mountain. Leon and Iris hiked up the mountain, laughing as they talked. They did not notice the four figures sneakily following behind them at all. In the middle of the mountain, there was an open field. There were a few pavilions built there for the tourists to rest and admire the view. That was the border for most hikers. The way up was incredibl