Joshua was sent to the emergency room and hospitalized for three whole days. When he awoke once more, he received a call from Nellie.

“Daddy.“ From the other end of the phone, the little girl’s cute whine drifted into his ears. “Do you remember what day it is tomorrow?“

Lying on the hospital bed, Joshua took a glimpse at the calendar on the wall and narrowed his eyes slightly. “It’s your Mommy’s birthday.“

He never forgot Luna’s birthday. When they were still married, every year he wanted to give her a proper celebration. But when the day arrived, he felt that his preparations were too pretentious and overly affectionate, so in the end, he would always throw the present at her casually, telling her that it was just a random purchase. Where in fact…every present he gifted her was chosen carefully by him.

Six years ago after Luna was involved in the accident, he wanted to tell her all this, but she was no longer around. This year…he had prepared her present a long time ago.

”Daddy, I’m surprised you remember ! ”

that her father remembered her mother’s birthday. ”So did

Joshua nodded. ”Yeah.”

a deep breath. ”But I think Mommy has gone through a very tough

”When we were living abroad, our godfather Malcolm would celebrate Mommy’s birthday for her, but Mommy always rejected having big celebrations. She felt that since Nigel was still sick, she shouldn’t have any over-the- top celebrations for herself. But this year, both Nigel and I have finally recovered, even though Neil isn’t with us,

the underlying message in his daughter’s words. ” You want to

past, we thought Mommy preferred peace and quiet, but Mommy enjoyed herself that day during the party in the little garden. We realized it’s not that she doesn’t like noise and crowds… So I

the headboard and listening to his daughter discuss borrowing money from him in such a serious manner, Joshua could not

smile. “Tell me, what do you

Nellie cheered in happiness and excitement. “Nigel and I have so many plans! I’ll ask him to send them

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