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, a beautifully embroidered shawl in

Alex shifted awkwardly,

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turned her gentle gaze toward

about you, dear?” she asked with a smile, expecting nothing extravagant, only a token of

Sarah with a

bring anything,” he admitted. His shoulders

What Mom and Dad prepare is what you prepare, too,” she

almost instantly.

to the way Sarah’s expression cooled ever so slightly.

had seen the way he scrambled when 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

it, made it

drawn something–he was more

he hadn’t thought of

was that realization that had made her

smile, her thoughts swirling beneath the surface like an unmoving tide. Some things, she supposed, were simply

took out the herbal wine she

moment Grandma unwrapped the package, the faint yet distinct fragrance of aged herbs

full–moon herbal wine?” Grandma

Grandma. I knew

was a flicker of astonishment in the old lady’s gaze as she looked at her granddaughter. “This wine is almost impossible to

had some help,” Sarah admitted with a small smile, not mentioning Leo’s

lips as she turned the wine pot in her

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with nostalgia. “Back then, only the most

have brought

of admiration rippled through

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