Ashton nodded and went into the kitchen, leaving me alone with Zachary.

Despite us being father and daughter, we didn’t really have much to talk about.

“This bracelet looks great on you,” he said after a brief pause when he noticed the bracelet on my hand.

“Thanks. Ashton’s assistant bought it during his business trip in Venria,” I replied.

He simply nodded and kept quiet after that.

Summer looked up at us and asked, “What day is today?”

“It’s New Year’s Eve, the last day of the year,” Zachary replied with a gentle look in his eyes.

“Does that mean we have to celebrate it with the whole family?”

Zachary nodded.

Turning toward me, Summer asked, “Why aren’t Grandpa and Uncle John here, Mommy?”

“They’re a little busy. Aunt Hannah just had a baby recently and has to stay home for quite a while, so they’ll celebrate it at home instead,” I said with a faint smile after a short pause.

be able to go see the

asked a lot of questions, but Zachary answered them all patiently anyway. I decided to go

how to make tacos?” Ashton asked

at him and washed my hands before helping him out. “My

Not many people from the South know how to make tacos, even in the older generations. My mom didn’t know how to make them either,”

to a lot of places. She’d make tons

get this feeling that she’s a Northerner born in the body of a

told me about her past, though. So all my memories

got to know Old Mr. Fuller and why she trusted him enough to entrust him with you? Has he ever told you how they got to know

my

Grandma didn’t have any friends or family in R Province, and she rarely even talked to our neighbors

some time after that. Thereafter, she raised me all by herself, and no one really bothered to ask her where she came

your grandma’s name?” Sally

I took on her

There are plenty of other families in R Province that are much wealthier, so

grandma left you a topaz gemstone in the sandalwood box she gave

head in disbelief. “No, I couldn’t get

it

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