Chapter 228

'Hmm... I hope to successfully run the Charlotte Jewelry. I hope for health and safety for myself and those around me.'

I opened my eyes and blew out the candles.

Jane checked the time and smiled. "That was close! Luckily we made our wishes before dawn."

"Childish, aren't we?" I smiled, feeling warm inside. Only those who care about you would bother about such a difference of one or two minutes.

I looked at the food on the table and took a bit. "Did you make this yourself?"

"Not tasty?"

"It's beyond not tasty, it's on another level of bad."

'Horrible. Way too horrible'

"Darn, what kind of pig feed did I make... no, even pigs would jump off a building after eating this."

She leaned over, took a bite, and promptly spat it out. She was then about to throw it away.

I stopped her and took another bite. "Wasting food is shameful, especially when it's something you made yourself. Did you burn yourself?"

She was about to shake her head when my phone rang. The caller ID could be seen on the screen. It was Ryan.

up and stayed

deep voice came through, "Charlotte,

pulled a wry

didn't you tell me at the hotel? I only remembered when Gary just reminded

Bethany." I lowered my eyes. "Besides,

a birthday. He never cared about it during the past three

we're divorced, as ordinary friends, I still have the right to wish you a

suddenly chuckled bitterly. "Have you ever seen an ordinary

it was a birthday or an anniversary in the past, I would remind Ryan days

proved that forcibly getting something sweet

who care didn't need to be told, and those who didn't care

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for a moment, his slightly hoarse

'Sorry?'

count of how many times I heard him

blinked and finally managed

had always...

was just an

gradually returned to normal. Jane and I kept looking

of private customization and online sales first, and then expand to offline after gaining popularity and

in a good location that

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