Chapter 94

Sarah’s grip on the phone tightened slightly.

She had anticipated resistance, but hearing it still made something twist in her chest.

“Grandma’s birthday only comes once a year, Alex. You can visit Aunt Linda anytime,” she said, keeping her voice even.

A sigh came from the other side. “I guess…” He didn’t sound convinced.

Sarah closed her eyes briefly,

She knew pressing him further would only make him more resistant, so instead, she decided on another approach.

Later that evening, she found Arnold at his cottage, sitting in his usual chair, flipping idly through an old book. He barely looked up when she entered.

“Can you talk to Alex?” she asked without preamble.

Arnold turned a page, his face impassive. “About what?”

“Grandma’s birthday. He’s reluctant to come. Maybe if you talk to him, he’ll reconsider,” she said, crossing

her arms.

Arnold finally glanced at her, studying her for a moment. “And you’re not going to ask me to come?”

Sarah looked away. “That’s not what this is about.”

He exhaled through his nose, closing the book. “Fine,” he muttered. “I’ll talk to him.”

That was all she needed. She left without another word, walking back home with Alex. They barely spoke, and though she tried to brush off the lingering discomfort, it clung to her like a shadow.

Saturday arrived with a quiet kind of joy.

The house was filled with the warm scent of baked pastries and fresh flowers, the soft murmur of family members exchanging laughter and greetings.

watched as her uncle Alexander presented his carefully chosen gift to Grandma,

Alex shifted awkwardly, hands

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gentle gaze toward him.

asked with a smile,

with

he admitted. His shoulders tensed, as if bracing for disappointment.

still a kid, Alex. What Mom and Dad prepare is

tension In Alex’s frame melted almost instantly. “Oh,” he

grinned, oblivious to the way Sarah’s expression

it came to Linda’s birthday–not only remembering the date but counting down the days, eagerly anticipating it as if it were a festival of

into it, made it

hadn’t had money to buy a gift, he could have drawn something–he was more than capable of

of

that realization that had made her reluctant to remind him in

a small smile, her thoughts swirling beneath the surface like an unmoving tide. Some things, she supposed, were simply not

wine she had prepared and handed

package, the faint yet distinct fragrance of aged herbs filled

herbal wine?” Grandma

nodded. “Yes, Grandma. I knew you would appreciate it.”

a flicker of astonishment in the old lady’s gaze as she looked at her granddaughter. “This wine is almost impossible to obtain. How did you manage this?”

some help,” Sarah admitted with a small smile,

chuckle escaped Grandma’s lips as she turned the wine

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said, her tone laced with nostalgia. “Back then, only the most

enjoy it. You have brought me a treasure,

of admiration rippled through the family.

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