Chapter 546

Chapter 546

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Zinnia tiptoed quietly downstairs. Once in the living room, she set the things she had prepared on the coffee table. Then she took out her phone and tapped the top contact.

Zinnia: Yannis, are you up?] She sent the message and got a reply almost instantly.

Yannis: [Why are you still up?]

Zinnia: [Yannis, you’re still awake? Come to the living room for a sec.]

Yannis: [On my way.]

Zinnia set down her phone, her nerves tightening as she glanced at the thing in front of her. Soon, she heard the soft sound of a door opening not far behind her.

Yannis tiptoed in and quietly closed the door, his gaze immediately drawn to the petite figure by the coffee table. The sleepiness in his eyes instantly dissipated.

The living room was dark, and the only light came from the clear moonlight streaming through the window. It cast a gentle glow over her delicate form. He moved stealthily closer.

When Yannis saw what she had placed in front of her, he paused in surprise.

Hearing footsteps behind her, Zinnia turned around, her eyes crinkling into crescents. “Happy birthday,

Yannis!”

She carefully inserted the candle she had prepared into her homemade little cake, lit it with a lighter, and then proudly held up her simple yet heartfelt creation.

Yannis’s eyes shimmered with emotion. He never expected her to prepare such a heartfelt surprise.

Through the warm amber glow of the candle, Yannis lowered his gaze and met Zinnia’s smiling eyes. At that moment, he thought she looked absolutely radiant. Her smile was so bright and beautiful.

Seeing Yannis frozen in surprise, Zinnia sprang up with the little cake and thrust it toward him. “Yannis, come on. The day’s almost gone. Make your wish now!”

Yannis snapped out of his daze. Lowering his gaze, he looked at the little cake before him and then at Zinnia, who was holding it. He closed his eyes.

A soft and sweet birthday song rang in his ears. “Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you…”

Looking at Yannis before her, Zinnia saw how the candlelight softened the sharp, well–defined features of his face, lending him a gentle warmth.

wish, Zinnia’s gaze softened tenderly. Her eyes drifted downward to his clasped hands, where she

it. The simple, ordinary bracelet somehow looked extraordinarily elegant against his

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beautifully sculpted wrist.

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the birthday song, her eyes crinkling into crescents. She

lips pressed into a thin

two smiling faces, a wry, bitter smile twisted Nathan’s lips. ‘Wasn’t this the outcome I wished for? Didn’t I

rose in his throat as he closed his eyes. His fingertips dug into his palm. Waves of pain radiated from his heart to every inch

leaned against the wall. With leaden steps,

room.

out because he’d heard Zinnia still busy in the next room, wondering what she was up to. As it turned out, all his concerns

for her safety and health, his

for making wishes. He’d always believed in self–reliance and practical solutions. But when

The last time he’d felt this way was when something happened to Henry. Zinnia had been ill

after that.

“Come on. Blow out the

under Zinnia’s expectant gaze, a cold, sticky sensation

pulled back her yogurt–dipped finger, her eyes smiling as she

Yannis!”

eyes sparkled with delight. “Thank

day came to an end, Yannis turned

Yannis made his wish and blew out the candle, Zinnia, holding the little cake, was ready to leave. “Okay,

in surprise. He grabbed her wrist and said, “Wait. You’re leaving already? You’re

out here to make a wish, but she’s not even letting

cake?‘

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maybe we shouldn’t eat this. It’s so ugly,” Zinnia

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“This messy thing doesn’t deserve to

together a makeshift cake with some bread rolls,

She never in her

to eat it.

down to sit beside him at the coffee table. He said with a hint of possessiveness, “I don’t mind at all. This is mine now, and you

ugly. Why would you even want to

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