My Four Miraculous Treasures

Chapter 278

It sounded like Lara was set on this matter.

But seeing the light in Hailey's eyes suddenly go out, as she hung her head

dejectedly...

Unable to bear it, Willow picked her daughter up in her arms, and whispered into her ear, "I'll order some french fries and fried chicken for you, and when the delivery gets here, we'll just act surprised, understand?"

That perked the little girl right up. "Yes! Alright!"

Realizing that she'd said that too loudly, jeopardizing her little secret with Mommy, she clapped both hands over her mouth, which did little to hide her obvious

delight.

In the afternoon, Jasper had left work early to visit the cemetery.

Frank and Cindy, his grandparents, were already there waiting. Before them stood a pair of headstones: Aiden Hughes and Serene Jordan. Jasper's parents.

cast both headstones in a mournful glow. Tree boughs swayed in an errant

two bouquets in his arms. He placed the carnations before his mother's grave, and the daisies

was still very young. He could hardly remember what they looked

had their photographs to look at; but his memories of the times he'd spent together with them...

arguments between them, and the scenes of wreckage

had loving parents-only their fights,

warm memories of being nurtured and treasured by their parents, Jasper

at each

end,

of

one wielding him as a weapon

regarded the name of his son, engraved in stone. The shadow of regret hung heavy upon his shoulders. "I should have

in common. He'd known all along that it wouldn't end well. He should have intervened. But when Aiden announced that he'd be marrying the love of

he'd managed to find the miracle of true love for himself, it was something to be cherished. Thinking that, Frank had

to detect the woman's black heart

nothing

Cindy remarked, "After so much time, there's no longer any point in trying to figure out where it