My Baby’s Daddy

“Does it hurt?” Shirley asked with concern.

“Yes,” the man replied. She immediately blew on his fingertips. “Be careful not to burn your hand.” She thought to herself that he must be overwhelmed by grief and sorrow for his mother..

“Do you need me to help you light it?” Shirley asked. Upon seeing four sets of candles beside him, she was worried that the man would burn his fingers again. Zacharias pursed his lips and smiled. “Sure. Let’s do it together.”

After saying that, he handed her the candle and then looked toward the direction of the tombstone. In his heart, he was communicating with his mother. “Mom, I brought your future daughter-in-law to visit you. Are you happy in the afterlife?”

The girl lighting the candle next to him was completely unaware of his emotions.

After lighting the candle, the smoke was scattered in the wind and quickly disappeared as if blowing toward another world.

When Zacharias stood up, he bowed his head in silence for a few seconds toward the grave, then turned back to the car with Shirley following him.

received several phone calls in succession. It was time for them to return. At 11.30AM, they set off back to the

even if restaurants were on the way. When they arrived

someone coming out of the Flintstone Residence. It turned

busy with the phone calls and Shirley stood by the dining table waiting for him. After

He walked quickly to the

clearly not on the meal. His

moment, she received at message on her phone. She picked it up and glanced at it, after which a

Zacharias noticed her expression and even though he was thinking about important work, he still took a moment

Cole, Shirley put her phone back in her pocket and calmly asked Zacharias, “Mr. Flintstone, tomorrow is the weekend. Can I take

that it wasn’t because she wanted to

vacation for?” Zacharias didn’t immediately

my grandmother.” Shirley also knew that if she said she wanted to meet a friend, this man might not grant her leave. However, paying respects to elders was