Chapter 167

"Fine. You're always right," Liam quipped as he walked toward the kitchen. "Let me see what Chet Evelyn has cooked today. Is it roasted broccoli or mashed potatoes and gravy?" Detecting the sarcasm in his tone, I grabbed a cushion from the couch and threw it at him. "Keep that up, and I'll throw you out!

Liam was quick as ever to react. He caught the cushion and tossed it right back at me. "I didn't say anything!

I glanced at the mess on the floor and bent down to tidy up. "I'm exhausted, and I've just finished half of the decorations. Now that you're here, we can get things done faster" Only now did Liam take a look at his surroundings. "say, you did a pretty good job."

"Of course."

We finally finished the decorations after a lot of bickering and laughter.

It was already evening. After I started boiling pasta, I sat on the couch and rubbed my stomach. "I'm starving. How I wish I could eat something right now." Just then, the doorbell rang Liam got up to answer it and returned with a large bag

I looked at him, puzzled. "We've finished the decorations. What's in there?

Once he used the bag, a delicious aroma instantly filled the room.

baked ham? Where did you order takeout on New Year's

in disbeliet, while

lile you not understand that?" As I helped him plate the food into nicer dishes, I muttered

with an array of

phone to soap a photo. "Hey, we've got to show this off. If no one says otherwise, I'll claim I made all this myself." "Don't bite your tongue saying stuff like that," I was starving

project in detail. We had

pm, fireworks had started going off outside. Liam glanced at the time and shut the

did I realize how late it

disturbing Grandma during the day, I'd drawn the drapes. Now, fireworks were

and blooming beautifully in

the last New Year I'd

I went to her room and drew the drapes to

took her hand. "Grandma, look how

remembering what the doctor had said. It was such a beautiful sight, and yet Grandma might not live to see another one. Sensing my mood shift,

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