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

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

know how to make tacos?” Ashton asked when he saw

my hands before helping him out. “My grandma

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

a lot of places. She’d make

get this feeling that she’s a

past, though. So all my memories of her are

grandma 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

shook my

and she rarely even talked to our neighbors there. Macy’s mom once mentioned that

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

know your grandma’s name?” Sally asked

I took

reminds me… Why did John’s father entrust Grandma with him? There are plenty of

a topaz gemstone in the sandalwood box she gave you. Have you ever taken a look inside?”

head in disbelief. “No, I

it

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