“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.

couldn’t join you all. My grandpa wanted me to have

is why I could only visit you

Keith remarked and nudged Wesley’s leg with his walking stick, motioning him to slide

glance at the tray in front of him

and wash

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

was pointing, Wesley spat in a furious

L A ‘s L I B R A

fruit platter Laid out on the table with cherries, blueberries, and strawberries neatly arranged. However, Niles had no choice but to go to the kitchen reluctantly and perform the chores he had been ordered to. Wesley knew that Blair was really fond of cherries, so he picked out all the cherries from the platter, put them on a plate and

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

Keith’s and Baldwin’s eyes and they exchanged a knowing Look

plate from him, was

her a little flustered. She didn’t know how to repay her kindness or how to react, so she did the only thing she knew-she

the red, ripe fruit had

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