He was stunned for a moment and nodded silently.

Anne looked up at me and then at Pedro, "Sir, what holiday is it today?"

Pedro looked at her with gentle eyes, "It's New Year's Eve. It's the last day of each year."

Anne looked like she understood him and mumbled, "Does it mean that the whole family has to be together?"

Pedro nodded.

After thinking for a while, Anne looked at me. "Mommy, why isn't Grandpa and Uncle Aaron here?"

I smiled, surprised at her question. "Grandpa and Uncle Aaron are busy. Aunt Yana has just given birth to a baby, so she can't come out and has to stay home."

"When are we going to see the baby then?" Anne was talkative and liked to ask a lot of questions. Once she started, it was hard for her to stop.

up and went to the kitchen.

saw me, Hendrix smiled. "Do you know how to do

helping him make the dumplings.

to. Even the older generation there have no idea how to make dumplings. I remembered that when I was little, my mother didn't know how

been to many places. She would make a lot of dumplings and bread every New Year. Besides, she liked hot

sounds like she was a true

dumplings. "She never told me stories about her younger days, so I only remember

about how an old lady like your grandmother, who didn't have any relatives or friends in Hovell, somehow knew Dalton, the richest

moment before shaking my head. "No." I

or friends in Hovell, but she was very close to

and lived there on her own. Later, she accidentally found me and decided to raise me. Hovell residents weren't curious or nosy people, so no one ever asked her where

grandmother's name?" Nerissa asked

a moment and said, "Carol Reid.

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