Eventually, I had gotten used to sitting in the courtyard to wait for Hendrix at mealtimes. It was already fall in Jarold City, so the evening breeze was chilly.

Many of the plants and flowers in the courtyard began to turn yellow and fall to the ground. Some even looked a little withered.

Hendrix had said that once the initial hustling of setting up the new headquarters hushed down, he would arrange people to bed out new plants that were in season.

"Madam, you have a phone call," Heather came to me with my phone and said.

She pulled me back to my senses. I took the phone and saw that it was a call from Aaron.

"Arianna, happy birthday!" There was a faint hint of joyous in Aaron's voice.

After hearing what he said, I took a look at the screen and realized that it was my birthday.

Stunned, I said, "Thank you!" I didn't really remember my birthday since I married Hendrix. If it weren't for the occasional chances of seeing the date written on my driving license, I wouldn't know how old I

was.

plan

at home," The

"Then why don't I go over and celebrate

offered this out of good intention, but Hendrix never liked to see Aaron. So, I

Thinking that it was Hendrix, I couldn't help frowning.

over the phone, "Open the door. I've prepared something

got up and went to open

saw a large pink cake placed right at the front of the doorstep, surrounded by many pink heart-shaped balloons. In the balloons, there were fairy lights, making the balloons look especially at

you like it?" After giving me enough time to take in

show too much joy, I said,

in a faint voice, "Now, look up to the

sky. I simply couldn't

his effort, "You... Aaron, thank you!" Sᴇaʀch

know that someone

replied nonchalantly. "I'll celebrate your birthday with you every year

fireworks in the sky, I was a little distracted. It was

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