Fans marked the end of Violeta's filming with excitement in their comments, as if celebrating New Year.
On the final day of shooting, Violeta received a present, which, when opened, revealed an exquisite bracelet made of white moonstone.
Violeta recognized that the gift was from Hayden.
She observed that Hayden had a habit of giving her items that were easily purchased.
For instance, whenever Hayden visited a place and came across something he considered good, tasty, or practical, he would send it to her.
Even though some of the items were not always useful to her, Violeta felt a sense of joy with each gift from Hayden, knowing that someone cared about her.
After unwrapping the present, Violeta took a picture and sent it to Hayden.
The bracelet was transparent and exhibited a noticeable cat's eye effect, suggesting it was likely crafted from local moonstone materials.
The cat's eye effect implied that this bracelet was probably not a cheap, mass-produced item.
When Violeta reached the hotel, Hayden messaged her on WhatsApp, asking, "Do you like it?"
Violeta replied, "I love it. Where did you get it this time?"
Hayden responded, "I got one for my mom as well. We just visited the Stone Monastery. And by the way, I saw your post on Twitter, Vio. You didn't even mention you were done with filming."
Violeta replied, "I knew you'd check my Twitter, that's why I didn't tell you. It's really lovely, I do like it. But are you seriously still not going to share your Twitter account with me?"
Hayden rarely went online and never shared pictures on social media.
Violeta had accidentally discovered that he had a Twitter account, but when she asked for his username so they could add each other, he refused to tell her.
Even now, Hayden remained tight-lipped about his Twitter account.
Instead, he quickly shifted the conversation, asking, "Okay, when are you getting to Quinston? I'll come pick you up."
Violeta messaged, "I'll be flying in on the 17th in the early morning. Can you pick me up at the airport?"
Hayden simply replied, "Sure."
Violeta thought the conversation was over, but unexpectedly, Hayden added one more thing.
"Let's celebrate New Year at my house this year."
"Alright, just make sure to cook some of my favorite dishes."
Violeta replied with a shy emoji.
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