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

a meal, even if restaurants were on the way. When they arrived at the Flintstone Residence, it was already

of the Flintstone Residence. It turned out

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

but frown. He walked quickly to the dining table and said,

but Zacharias’ mind was clearly not on the meal. His eyes were full

at that moment, she received at message on her phone. She picked

Cole. He asked if she was free to meet up this weekend. Zacharias noticed her expression and even though he was thinking about important work, he still took a moment to

to Cole, Shirley put her phone back in her pocket and calmly asked Zacharias, “Mr. Flintstone,

wanted to take a day off, he deduced that it wasn’t because she wanted to meet a relative but probably the person she liked. He also wanted

a vacation for?” Zacharias didn’t immediately

want to go home and visit 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