Joseph delivered several dishes over and saw me while I was arranging the books in the living room. As he moved, he asked, “Are you preparing for the exam, Mrs. Fuller?”

I nodded. “I’ve wanted to take the exam for a while but had to postpone it after everything that’s happened. Now that I finally have the time to, I might as well do it.”

He smiled. “That’s good. It’s nice to be able to do the things you like.”

It was rare to hear a typically aloof man like Joseph uttering such words.

When Ashton returned with Summer, I was just about to cook after having washed the vegetables.

Noticing me in the kitchen, his slender figure came up to me from behind and held onto me clingily. “Each time I see you in the kitchen, I think I’m the world’s luckiest man.”

I couldn’t help but laugh. “Don’t be silly. Who’s coming over later?”

“John and his fiancée, who’s also your future sister-in-law,” he said with a smirk, leaning down to kiss me on the lips when he caught me giving him a sidelong glance.

I swerved in time to avoid it, chiding, “Stop it. Joseph and Summer are around.”

“Just five seconds,” he said in a husky voice.

But it was never only five seconds with him. Had it not been for the vegetables in the frying pan, it would’ve taken several more five seconds than one hand could count.

I was done cooking, the sound of a car engine sounded from

she saw John get off the car, she jumped on

over to the passenger side and pulled open the car door with Summer in

imagined that the woman who

met her a few times four years ago, it seemed like she hadn’t changed much. She was as gentle and elegant as

I guess she’s

toward me and smiled faintly. “Ms. Stovall, it’s

taking her hand in mine. “It’s been

gaze on me. “If you’re used

obvious he was indirectly telling

well, knitting his brows slightly as he placed a slice of meat onto my plate. He

lost weight

two of them could

to say, Summer was unable to understand the adults’ conversation. Perhaps children tend to gravitate toward expectant women

and said softly, “Ms. Anne, do I have to call you Aunt Hannah in

so, it drew John’s attention away from me. He looked at Summer and

married, I’ll have to refer to your wife as

frowned, pursing his lips. “Kids shouldn’t talk so

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