Chapter 82 I’ll Celebrate His Birthday

He sighed and said, “Don’t say anything when you return home. You should finish your meal and rest early. He needs time alone.”

Cherise was even more confused. “Why?”

“No reason.”

Cherise could tell that Jacob did not want to explain the reason.

However, Cherise would not give up until she got the answer. She once questioned a teacher about a math problem until the teacher cried.

Therefore, she tackled her curiosity with the same determined attitude as with her studies. She sat in the front passenger seat and asked Jacob many ‘why’ questions.

“Why won’t he have dinner?”

“Why am I not allowed to speak?”

“Why is today special?”

“Why won’t he eat with me on this special day? It’s not like he has period.”

Jacob was stumped.

does she have so

the end, he could only

stunned briefly. “It’s his

was mistaken. She had memorized Damien’s birth date

checked the almanac at home. She was sure

birthday based on the

Cherise finally understood.

she was in the village, her aunt and uncle celebrated her birthday based on the lunar calendar. Thus, she assumed it was the

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out people in the city celebrated

pursed her lips and felt a little guilty. “It’s my

prepare

to get him a present. He stopped celebrating his birthday when

to ask me why he doesn’t celebrate. his birthday,

was planning

“Fine, I’ll answer it.”

laughed softly and gazed into the distance. “When Damien was thirteen years old, his sister, Maeve, worked overnights to complete her work

a fire broke

Cherise froze.

about

his sister died in

not expect it to be on Damien’s

death, she pushed Damien from the third floor. He broke

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