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

asked a lot of questions, but Zachary answered them all patiently

make tacos?” Ashton asked when he saw

at him and washed my hands before helping him out. “My grandma taught me how

in the South? Not many people from the South know how to make tacos, even in

of places. She’d make tons of them every year because she prefers

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

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

know Old Mr. Fuller and why she trusted

shook my head.

didn’t have any friends or family in R Province, and she rarely even talked to our neighbors there. Macy’s mom once mentioned that Grandma

she raised me all by herself, and no one really bothered to ask her where she came from as time

you know your grandma’s name?” Sally asked

took on

plenty of other families in R Province that are

box she gave you. Have you ever taken a look

disbelief. “No, I couldn’t get

open it

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