I could not help myself but smile at what he did. I agreed with Emery’s advice that we should follow our hearts if it could make us happy.

Failing to suppress my delight, I placed some roasted vegetables onto Ashton’s plate and instructed in a coy manner, “You need to eat more too!”

I distributed it to everyone else while Cameron and Zachary smiled at each other and looked at me with warm gazes.

It was the perfect time with loved ones. It had been a long time since our hearts were that full.

After dinner, Cameron and Sally pulled me out of the kitchen to watch the fireworks in the yard.

It was the only festive season with fireworks display in the bustling K City.

That made new year’s eve even more special. “I’m going to make a wish at the fireworks later,” Emery exclaimed while she lifted her head to gaze at the snow falling.

Hunter pulled Emery into his embrace and inquired with a light chuckle, “What are you going to wish for?”

After giving it some thought, Emery replied, “I wish for our baby to be born with great health.”

Both of them exchanged sweet gazes and smiled.

I turned to spot Ashton looking at me, so I asked him, “Are you going to make a wish?”

The corner of his lips curled up as he nodded. “Yes. I’ll wish for us to be well.”

satisfied with his perfunctory reply, so I exclaimed, “How is

redirected the question at me. “Do you have any wish to

us to have an

a long

in the night sky, dazzling

art. In excitement, I grabbed onto Ashton’s arm and exclaimed,

made a wish. “I wish for us to

old wife’s tale about the lonely deities who loved to catch shooting stars

stars were the human’s wishes. The deities would fulfil their wishes if

wishes upon shooting stars, hoping the

so I made many wishes. I made so many

shooting stars – only fireworks. I

for

felt warmth as Ashton pulled me into his embrace. “Scarlett, I still

smiled at his words and lifted my head to look at him. The glorious lights from the fireworks landed on his face

I don’t need a wedding. All I want is for us to

kiss on my forehead, and said softly, “Okay, let’s make a promise to never leave

many years, I realized that sometimes, ‘forever’ eventually turns into

K City for the whole night,

his injuries, but he held in the pain for me to gaze at the

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