“Happy New Year! Grandpa Keith, Uncle Baldwin, Aunt Cecelia, Niles!”

Blair greeted them cheerfully and handed over the gifts she had bought them.

Cecelia herself was more than just thrilled to see Blair. Ignoring all etiquettes, she quickly put her gift aside and grabbed Blair’s wrist, pulling her towards the sofa in the living room.

“Blair, you are finally here. I would have loved to see you here on New Year’s Eve. I wanted you to celebrate it with us. But doesn’t matter. You’re here now. Oh my! Your hands feel so cold. Come here. Take this hot-water bag. It’LL warm you up in no time.”

She began to make a fuss immediately and Blair felt a little embarrassed.

I regret that I couldn’t join you all. My grandpa wanted me to have the family reunion dinner on New Year’s Eve

why I could

grab some snacks for her,” Keith remarked and nudged Wesley’s leg with his

cast a glance at the tray in front of

the kitchen and wash

to say hello to Blair, and yet his brother had asked him to wash fruits. He was quite unhappy about it and

pointing, Wesley spat in a furious tone, “Cut the crap

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the chores he had been ordered to. Wesley knew that Blair was really fond of cherries,

attention was diverted towards Blair, and she didn’t even notice

eyes and they exchanged a knowing Look with each

who had taken the plate from him, was

kindness or how to react, so she did the only thing she knew-she gave the plate to Cecelia and said, “Aunt

didn’t know that the red, ripe fruit had

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