Lillian was really good ating up with poses, especially ones for couples.

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    With her guidance, the photos of Jessica and Brian had natural, warm tenderness. Some where they looked at each other was so sweet that anyone could tell right away they were a happy, loving couple.

    Brian was really pleased with them.

    Jessica looked at the smile he couldn’t hide, and her mood lifted without her even realizing it.

    She thought, “This is nice. We are helping each other through things, neither owing the other anything.’

    “Want to take more photos? Or should we find somewhere to eat? It’s almost noon,” Lillian asked, handing Brian his phone back.

    “Let’s eat first,” Brian said without hesitation.

    No matter how much he wanted to keep taking photos, in his mind, Jessica’s health was more important.

    Jessica and Chase had no objections. The four of them headed back ito /ithe area near the ranch and found a local restaurant for lunch.

    This time, Lillian finally got to eat the kebab with pita and roastedmb she’d been craving.

    After eating their fill, Lillian dragged Chase off, making an excuse to leave Brian and Jessica

    alone.

    They’d finished their check–in tasks that morning, so the afternoon was just free time.

    Brian hailed a taxi and took Jessica to visit nearby famous spots. They took lots of photos along the way–perfect to get printedter as postcards.

    They had a great time all afternoon. By the time they got back to the guesthouse, it was almost six. Lillian’s group and Vanessa’s group were already sitting in the living room, eating

    fruit.

    Luckily, they weren’t thest to return.

    They greeted the others, then sat, and waited for a bit. Suddenly, the sound of a motorcycle came from outside. It was Sabrina, riding with Connor, pulling up in style.

    “You’re all back? We had so much fun that we lost track of time. Sorry to keep everyone

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    waiting,” Sabrina said, striding into the living room.

    She saw the three groups waiting and apologized cheerfully.

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    “It’s fine. We just got back, too. Sabrina, where did you go? Did you rent that?” Jessica nced at the beat–up motorcycle outside, thinking to herself that Sabrina really didn’t care about her image.

    “Just wandered around a bit. We passed an old car lot on the way, and the price was cheap, so we rented one,” Sabrina said casually.

    Jessica was about to ask for more details when Raymond walked in from outside.

    Raymond said, “Looks like everyone had a good time today. I assume you’ve all finished your check–in tasks. Now, could you please hand over your check–in photos? It’s time to start the online voting.”

    Raymond smiled and added, “No canvassing by the way. Our show is very fair.”

    Everyoneughed at that, and the mood in the living room lightened up noticeably.

    Soon, all four groups sent their check–in photos to Raymond.

    He forwarded them to the live stream with one click and opened the voting channel.

    The viewers, who’d been waiting, jumped into action. In no time, the bars showing each group’s votes started to shift.

    ‘Wow, Mr. Atkinson and Ms. Grant are way ahead. Seems everyone really approves of Mr. Atkinson’s photography skills,” Raymond said.

    ‘The other groups are catching up. Gotta say, Ms. Cruz and Mrs. Hale have great posing skills and camera presence. Of course, Mr. Donovan and Mr. Hale are pretty good photographers,

    too.

    “Honestly, I’d struggle to pick a favorite between these two groups,” Raymondmented as he watched the voting interface, keeping the energy up.

    Connor listened to Raymond’s remarks and nced silently at Sabrina.

    “What are you looking at me for?” Sabrina shot him an innocent look.

    Connor felt so frustrated.

    Just then, Raymond finally got to their group.

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    Raymond said, “Uh, as for Ms. Benson and Mr. Maddox’s group, Ms. Benson, did you not like the pose? You look a bit stiff. Mr. Maddox, though, has some great shooting skills. He could give Mr. Atkinson a run for his money.”

    Connor thought, ‘It wasn’t that she didn’t like the pose. She just refused to cooperate. If I hadn’t begged her nonstop and adjusted the angle over and over, I wouldn’t even have these photos.’

    Connor grumbled to himself. ‘Why was Sabrina so against taking a simple photo?‘

    Sabrina’s face stayed nk like Raymond wasn’t talking about her at all.

    People watching the live stream saw this and couldn’t help but sigh at how strong–willed she

    was.

    [Connor’s still got some work to do.]

    [Even trying harder won’t help. Sabrina’s only got eyes for her career.]

    [Can I just say, I’m already wondering if Sabrina really joined this show to travel with her boyfriend.]

    [Me, too. It feels like Sabrina’s not there to travel. She’s more like there towork and drum up business.]

    [Same here.]

    Connor’s really unlucky then. RIP.]

    [Same here.]

    Viewers‘ instincts were sometimes spot on.

    Raymond read thements. He thought back to the questions Sabrina had first asked him when she contacted him. He couldn’t help but feel sorry for Connor inwardly.

    ‘Alright, time’s up. Let’s announce the final results,” Raymond said as the three–minute voting period ended.

    He looked up and projected theputer screen onto the curtain so everyone else in the living room could see the voting results more clearly.

    Jessica looked up and saw that she and Brian were way ahead with over 5,000 votes. Lillian’s group and Vanessa’s group were close, both with just over 4,000. Sabrina’s group wasst, but they still had over 2,000.

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    “The passing line this time is 1,000 votes. From the results, everyone has easily made it. Let’s congratte our guests,” Raymond said.

    He led all the crew in pping for Jessica and the others.

    Jessica and the others smiled politely in response.

    Once the formalities were done, they moved on to announcing the travel funds each group

    had earned.

    Jessica and Brian won 300 dors in travel funds, no contest. Lillian’s group and Vanessa’s group tied for second, each getting 250 dors, while Sabrina’s group got 200 dors.

    Everyone was pretty happy with that.

    “Alright, since you’ve all had a long day, there won’t be any little games tonight. After dinner, you can head back to rest. Tomorrow morning, we’ll still meet at eight and head to the orchard to enjoy the harvest,” Raymond said.

    He wrapped things up briefly, gave a preview of the next day, and had the crew turn off the live stream.

    Jessica let out a sigh of relief and leaned back on the sofa. She was really a bit tired, but she cared about keeping up appearances and didn’t want to show it on camera.

    Brian noticed and started rubbing her shoulders and legs. After that, he went to the dining hall to get dinner on his own and brought it over to feed her.

    The lovey–dovey way they acted made the other guests wince a little.

    “Sabrina, open up.” Connor looked away from the living room, and for some reason, he tried to feed Sabrina her dinner, just like Brian had done.

    Sabrina pushed him away, looking annoyed. “Knock it off.”

    Connor’s heart felt like it shattered into a million pieces right then.

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