Chapter 144

Once upon a time. Natalie recalled being just like Nate, stubbornly waiting for Brian who hadn’t come home on time. No matter how much Sadie tried to convince Natalie, Natalie would insist on waiting just a bit longer for him to join us for dinner, to come to bed and rest together.

Back then, Brian was always busy.

Perhaps it was more accurate to say he was perpetually caught up in a whirlwind of work.

But in those days, even if Brian exchanged just a few words with Natalie at the dinner table, or said “Goodnight” and told her not to stay up too late with her book, she’d secretly be thrilled for hours.

Looking back, it was like searching for sugar in a pile of shattered glass.

A cool breeze wafted in, carrying the faint scent of wilting roses and the robust aroma of the gardenias, a surprisingly pleasant yet piercing fragrance.

“Nate, are you cold?” Natalie asked, breaking the silence.

Nate

e sprang up from the ground, dashed over to where Natalle was, and snuggled into her embrace, his little hands chilly to the touch.

Natalie coaxed, a blend of fibs and enticement

Brian and

wanted to surprise them, so she refrained from calling to check in, but now

said to Sadie after a

I prepared so much food…”

same.” Natalie cut in before she could finish. “He must be busy. Let’s not wait up or disturb

downcast. Without both Mom and Dad, it just didn’t feel complete But thankfully, this was the

late. Natalie

was still asking, “Is

the morning, he’ll be back,” Natalie soothed

awoke to see Brian on the balcony, staring at his laptop

demeanor and grumpy face. Strangely enough, she didn’t

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why she had fallen for him when Robert was nothing but sweetness and

were strange. No one could really say what was right or wrong. When you liked someone,

was five or six, she had liked Brian, dreaming that one day she could marry him and become

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